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H.J.Res. 297 (101st)

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the right of the people to allow voluntary prayer and the teaching of the Judeo-Christian ethic in public schools.

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15 June 1989

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.

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1 July 2021

Summary

Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the right of the people to allow voluntary prayer and the teaching of the Judeo-Christian ethic, including the Ten Commandments and the creation of the earth as accepted in Judeo-Christian tradition, in public schools shall not be denied or abridged by the United States. States that this Amendment does not: (1) force the people to enact any statute against their will; (2) constitute the establishment of a religion; or (3) permit any governmental or administrative authority to prescribe the form or content of any voluntary prayer.

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