RE 04-27-93.2 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
RESOLUTION NO. 042793.2
A RESOLUTION URGING THAT PRAYER BE RETURNED TO THE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS AND THAT CITIES ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS JOIN IN AN EFFORT
TO REINSTATE PRAYER IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY PASSING SIMILAR
RESOLUTIONS AND UNITING IN A GRASS ROOTS MOVEMENT FOR THAT
PURPOSE.
WltEREAS, the Constitution of the United States Article (I) states "Congress shall make
no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..."
WHEREAS, our nation was founded upon by the many different religious beliefs and
ideals of settlers from other countries; and
WHEREAS, the framers of our Constitution sought to protect everyone from one
mandated state religion; and
WHEREAS, our nation was founded on the freedora OF RELIGION and was not
founded on the freedom FROM RELIGION; and
WHEREAS, through time court decisions and certain interest groups have contributed
to the deterioration of those religious beliefs and ideals to the extent that prayer has been banned
from the public school system; and
WHEREAS, public schools are in a unique position to influence and guide the lives of
this nation's youth; and
WHEREAS, the City Council strongly believes that reinstitution of prayer in the public
schools will move this nation toward those religious ideals and beliefs upon which this nation
was fou~,ded;
WHEREAS, the City Council urges all cities across this State to join in an effort to
reinstate prayer in the public schools by passing similar resolutions and uniting in a "grass roots'
movement for that purpose;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COPPELL, TEXAS:
Section 1__, That the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas strongly urges
that prayer be returned to the public school systems of this nation and invites all
cities across this State to join in an effort to reinstate prayer in the public schools
by passing similar resolutions and uniting in a grass roots movement for that
purpose.
DULY PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas on this
the ;~22 day of April, 1993.
THE CFFY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
MARK WOLF~, MAYOR
ATTEST:
Linda Grau, Assismt City S<re~
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