“A Decision that Spits in the Face of Our History”: Catholics and the Midcentury Fight Over Public Prayer and Bible Reading

During the 1960s the U.S. Supreme Court declared state-organized prayer and devotional Bible reading within public schools unconstitutional. Roman Catholics joined conservative Protestants in objecting to the court’s ruling—a radical change from the Protestant-Catholic conflicts of the early-twentie...

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Main Author: Holscher, Kathleen (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: The Catholic University of America Press 2016
In: The catholic historical review
Year: 2016, Volume: 102, Issue: 2, Pages: 340-368
Further subjects:B Catholic Education
B Bible
B Second Vatican Council
B Religious Freedom
B Church and state
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