Newsfront
July, 1987
Block That PrayerAtlanta--Southern high school football--and the region's other public school sports--may never be the same if higher courts uphold the decision of a U.S. district court to ban pregame prayers as a violation of the First Amendment. Judge G. Ernest Tidwell acknowledged that the prayers were well intended and might even lend dignity to the games, reminding spectators and players of the importance of sportsmanship and fair play. "However," he said in his 21-page decision,...
