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School prayer, equal access
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part of an education package that has
11 programs in it, one of which has
passed the Senate already. Although
there is talk of going to conference
right away, it is not likely," he added.
'Under the circumstances, the
legislation probably will not be
passed by the Senate before the Aug.
10 adjournment. The American Civil
Liberties Union declared that the
measure "amounts to a federal
silent-prayer statute."
Lois Waldman, acting director of
the committee of law and social ac-
tion of the American Jewish Con-
gress, issued the following state-
ment: "We are dismayed by the vote
in the House of Representatives
adopting an amendment sanctioning
silent prayer in the public schools.
Particularly outrageous was the use
of a procedural shortcut by Congres-
sional proponents of school prayer to
enact legislation without any consid-
eration and study by House commit-
tees.
"The passage of this bill at this
time is wholly gratuitious for the
Supreme Court is presently consider-
ing the constitutionality of silent
prayer. In light of the substantial
doubt which currently exists as to the
constitutionality of such statutes, the
House action can be understood only
as an election year vote grab."
Waldman added, "Today's vote,
only a day after Congressional ap-
proval of so-called 'equal-access'
legislation to permit student reli-
gious clubs to function in public high
schools proves a seemingly modest
breach in the wall between church
and state, but is the starting point in
an erosion of traditional constitu-
tional safeguards.
Waldman declared, "Equal-
access was viewed by many propo-
nents as a first step in fusing religion
and government. Such goals were
proudly proclaimed by Sen. Jeremiah
Denton (R-Ala.), Senate sponsor of
the so-called equal-access legisla-
tion, who declared 'a sealed door has
had its seal broken.' Today's action in
the House is unfortunate confirma-
tion that such a strategy exists."
"Americans are a religious
people, but not by government fiat or
even because of government assis-
tance or encouragement," Waldman
observed. "We are religious because
that is how we Americans have freely
chosen to define ourselves, as a mat-
ter of personal conscience. Laws such
as the one passed today by the House
are unnecessary for the well-being of
religion. On the contrary, the intru-
sion of the Federal government into
the schools through equal-access and
silent prayer legislation violates the
basic constitutional principle of
church-state separation and there-
fore threatens true religious liberty."
"The American Jewish Congress
will continue to oppose such meas-
ures, both in the halls of Congress
and, if necessary, the courts,"
Waldman declared.
In New York, Dr. David Gordis,
American Jewish Committee execu-
tive vice president, assailed the
prayer amendment and said the AJ-
Committee believed that a formal
period of silence "constitutes a devo-
tional exercise that circumvents the
constitutional prohibition against
government-sponsored prayer in
public schools."
The National JeWish Commu-
nity Relations Advisory Council
(NJCRAC) is arranging for seminars
in eight cities to work out policy and
strategy at the local level for dealing
with the effects of the equal access
law.
Since President Reagan, at his
press conference last week, listed the
measure as one of six he particularly
wanted adopted by Congress before
adjournment, his signature is as-
sured.
"Americans are a
religious people, but not
by government fiat or even
because of government
assistance or
encouragement."
Albert Chernin said the
NJCRAC planned to hold a consulta-
tion in New York City on Sept. 9 with
the American Jewish Congress, to
coordinate the eight regional confer-
ences.
Chernin said the eight regional
meetings would be held in Hartford,
Houston, Atlanta, Los Angeles,
Philadelphia, Chicago, Columbus,
Ohio and Miami.
Chernin said the gatherings
were expected to produce guidelines
for local community relations coun-
cils and similar groups to aid them in
responding to any abuses of the new
law.
A commitment to "closely
monitor" how this "controversial
law" is implemented and readiness
"to challenge unconstitutional prac-
tices that may grow out of its ad-
ministration" was made in a state-
ment for the American Jewish Com-
mittee by its president, Howard
Friedman.
He called - the measure "a sharp
departure from Congress's tradi-
tional caution and concern that reli-
gious liberty and separation of
church and state not be tampered
with." The AJCommittee said the
measure was "open to abuse by those
who proselytize and seek to impose
their religious preferences upon
others. It would even allow extremist
hate groups such as the Ku Klux
Klan and the American Nazi Party to
gain access to the public schools.
Monitoring schools is one of the
strategies the eight consultations are
expected to examine and approve for
use at the local level to determine
whether abuses occurred and how
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