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title: 'God and the State: A Plea for Prayer in the Schools'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'William Childs Robinson'
date: 1964-04-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'Church-State Relations'
- 'Deism, Unitarianism, and Unbelief'
scriptures:
- 'Psalms 127'
- 'Psalms 9'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/robinson-1964-god-and-the-state-a-plea-for-prayer-in-the-schools
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# God and the State: A Plea for Prayer in the Schools

Argues for restoring prayer and Bible readings in public schools, tracing Anglo‑American Christian heritage and warning that secular separation and deism undermine civic faith and morals.

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