# Schools: Church/State seperation vs. free speech

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schools-church-state-seperation-vs-free-speech/173846>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [May 8, 2003, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schools-church-state-seperation-vs-free-speech/173846 "2003-05-08T05:03:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Apos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@Apos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apos)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2003, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schools-church-state-seperation-vs-free-speech/173846/21 "2003-05-11T20:19:16Z")

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If you want some comparison that puts this one flyer in perspective, check out THIS story  
[http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/local/5828413.htm](http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/local/5828413.htm)

Stuff like this is why a flyer in a community announcement packet is not going to get much relative, or absolute, attention.

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**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2003, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schools-church-state-seperation-vs-free-speech/173846/22 "2003-05-11T22:16:36Z")

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Apos,  
A sad state of affairs. Yes, I realize that this flyer is a minor annoyance in the scheme of things. But it is interesting in that the same defense is offered by both school systems:

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> the system is neutral when it comes to religious activities, pointing out that the crusade is voluntary, teachers chaperone on their own time and school buses are operated by private contractors.
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> “We do not endorse, promote or prohibit it,” said school spokesman Wayne Goforth.

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