Leftist groups file in support of suit challenging Texas’ “moment of silence law”
The ACLU and Americans United for Separation of Church and State have issued this press release that begins:
Americans United for Separation of Church and State, the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Texas submitted a friend-of-the-court brief today to a federal appeals court urging the court to rule against a religiously motivated 2003 amendment to Texas’ “Moment of Silence” statute. The amendment added “pray” to the statute’s list of activities for students during the moment of silence.