One state law is struck down, others are still in doubt
After the morning Pledge of Allegiance, a third-grade teacher in Watertown, Mass., asks whether anyone wants to pray. "Not in school," responds one pupil. "I'd feel embarrassed to share a prayer, if I knew one," says another. But eventually eight-year-old Brendan volunteers. Then the teacher carefully asks whether anyone would like to be excused during the prayer, and the class responds with a chorus of "Naw." Finally, all alone, Brendan whispers a memorized prayer, beseeching the angels to watch over him while he sleeps.
The devotional exercise in Watertown took place under...
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