Prayer in Public Schools
Primary Sources.
Jane Doe v. Santa Fe ISD. 3/6/99. West 2000 U.S. Government Works. 10/19/2010.
www.faculty.piercelaw.eduThis primary source is an actual document of the U.S. Supreme Court about the Santa Fe vs. Doe case. It proved that it is a long process and that it is difficult to come to a uniform decision.
Santa Fe ISD Vs. Doe. 3/29/2000-6/19/2000. Find Law/Cases/Codes. 10/20/10. www.findlaw.comThis primary document provided us information from the court room of the Santa Fe v. Doe trial. The information from this article will help me to better understand how long and tiring this process was for everyone involved.
Santa Fe Independent School District v. Jane Doe. June, 19, 2000. Supreme Court of the United States. 10/18/10. <www.law.umkc.edu>
This primary source is the court’s opinion and ruling from 2000. We can include exerts from this document into our website.
Steel, D.W. The Oxford Eagle. 3/7/96. The Pontonic. 10/19/10 www.mcsr.olemiss.eduThis primary document provides information on the case through the eyes of someone not involved.
School Prayer: Engel v. Vitale. 6/25/1962. Supreme Court of the U.S. 10/20/10. www.nationalcenter.orgThis primary source gave us information about another trial similar to the Santa Fe v. Doe trial.
Prayer and Football. 6/19/2000. Supreme Court of the United States. 10/18/10. www.uftonline.orgThis primary source is a court document from the trial in 2000 and can help us counter argue.
http://billtammeus.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/06/61710.htmlhttp://oldissues.wikispaces.com/School+Prayer
http://www.historycentral.com/sixty/60's/school.html
Secondary Sources.
Santa Fe ISD v. Doe. 12/23/09. ACLU (procon.org). 10/18/10 www.aclu.procon.orgThis source was written after the case took place, making this article a secondary source, is an over-all summary of the Santa Fe ISD v. Doe case. This was a very helpful article as it provided me with the correct information and not just opinions.
Pros and Cons of Prayer in School. 2002. All About History. 10/18/10 www.allabouthistory.orgThis secondary article involves information of the pros and cons of prayer in public schools. This information helps me because it can help us to prove our argument.
School Prayer- Case History. Not available. All About History. 10/20/10 www.allabouthistory.orgThis secondary source includes other “Prayer in School” cases that can give us more examples to rely on and can help argue our side.
Sekulow, Jay. Prayer in School- Legal Guidelines. 3/7/03. All About Popular Issues. 10/27/10
www.allaboutpopularissues.orgThis article is a secondary source and it explains all of the different types of prayer happening in the schools. It shows us that this issue is bigger then just praying at a football game.
Sekulow, Jay. Prayer in Public School- The Legal Precedents. 3/7/03. All About Popular Issues. 10/19/10 www.allaboutpopularissues.org
This secondary source outlines the legal problems of praying in/at public schools.
Loren, Julis. Engel v. Vitale Prayer in Public Schools. San Diego: Lucent Books, 2001.
This secondary book is information about another famous “Prayer in Schools” case. This helped us learn more about our topic and argue our side better by giving us more examples.
Santa Fe ISD v. Doe, 530 U.S. 290 (2000). 10/19/10. First Amendment Schools. 10/19/10. www.firstamendmentschools.org
This secondary source states the facts and reasoning of the court during the trial of the Santa Fe v. Doe case.
Stevens, Justice. First Amendment Library. First Amendment Center. 10/18/10. www.firstamendmentcenter.orgThis secondary article gives us a lot of facts about the Santa Fe v. Doe case and can help grab our readers’ attention.
Supreme Court Cases. January 2009. Free 2 Pray. 10/20/10. www.free2pray.infoThis secondary article is information of another court case similar to Santa Fe ISD v. Doe.
Brooks, Carol. What Happened When The Praying Stopped? In Plain Site. 10/19/10. www.inplainsite.org/what-happened-when-the-praying.htmlThis secondary article includes a lot of statistics and facts that happened after praying stopped in public schools.
Exploring Constitutional Conflicts. Exploring Constitutional Conflicts. 10/19/10. <www.law.umkc.edu>
This secondary source explains the Santa Fe v. Doe court case and how it started.
Introduction To The Establishment Clause. Exploring Constitutional Conflicts. 10/27/10. <www.law.umkc.edu>
This secondary source explains the Establishment Clause as well as the First Amendment which are mentioned a lot in the case. This can help us as well as our audience understand what the Establishment Clause and the First Amendment are.
Santa Fe Independent School District V. Doe. U.S Supreme Court Media, Oyez. 10/18/10. www.oyez.orgThis secondary source gave many facts about the case and the results. The outcome shows us that there might never be an agreement on this issue.
Jefferson-Enlightenment. Jefferson-Enlightenment. 10/20/10. www.pbs.orgThis secondary source is an article explaining another court case closely related to our original case. This article also gives us more background to the argument of prayer in public schools.
Gold, Susan. “Prayer in The Schools.” Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish Bemchmark, 2006.
This secondary book source gave us information about a similar case. It helped us understand that Santa Fe and Doe are not the only case over this issue, and that there are tw sides to every story.
“A Moment of Silence” In Place of Prayer in Schools. Religious Tolerance. 10/27/10.
www.religioustolerance.orgThis secondary article suggests that prayer in public schools should be replaced by a “moment of silence”. This article shows that there are alternatives to praying in public schools.
How to Have Prayers in Public School Classrooms…Legally. Religious Tolerance. 10/19/10.
www.religioustolerance.orgThis secondary article writes about the ways to have prayer in public school without breaking any laws.
Popular Misconceptions About Prayer in Public Schools. Religious Tolerance. 10/19/10.
www.religioustolerance.orgThis secondary source discusses the misconceptions about prayer in public schools.
Prayer at Public School Sports Events. Religious Tolerance. 10/27/10. <religioustolerance.org>
This secondary source provided a source from the Bible, Matthew 6:5-6, which speaks of praying in public. It helps us realize that there are many different sources where you can find something related to prayer in public schools.
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