Cornyn: Banning Prayer At Graduation Wrong Lesson For Class Of 2011
Statement
Issues: Religion K-12 Education
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, today issued the following statement regarding Chief U.S. District Judge Fred Biery's recent order prohibiting Medina Valley Independent School District from allowing public prayer at a high school graduation ceremony:
"As valedictorian of Medina Valley High School, Angela Hildenbrand has earned the right to deliver a graduation speech that is uncensored by a federal judge. The district court's decision, to quote the late Chief Justice, bristles with hostility to all things religious in public life. This heavy-handed, activist decision is exactly the wrong civics lesson to teach to the Class of 2011 and it should be overturned by the Fifth Circuit."
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