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5. When she called, I thought I'd been transported to back to the 1950s

Thu May 26, 2016, 11:17 AM

May 2016

and the Lawrence Welk Show era. Freaked me out. In public schools in the 60s and 70s we didn't have prayer either, elementary through HS- Nada.

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Caller Mary: Kids Are Bad Because We Don't #Pray In #Schools! [View all] thomhartmann May 2016 OP

Mary, just trust in God. Downwinder May 2016 #1

Oh Mary! The Ku Klux Klan prays too! And has a dress code! muntrv May 2016 #2

Thom, I heard this yesterday and was tempted to call in, phylny May 2016 #4

When she called, I thought I'd been transported to back to the 1950s appalachiablue May 2016 #5

Prayer was never taken out of school. FORCED prayer was. bjobotts May 2016 #6

nnnot Quakers MisterP May 2016 #7