City of Coppell, Texas (April 27, 1993) passed the following resolution:
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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.
WHEREAS, the Constitution of the United States Article (1) states "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..."
WHEREAS, our nation was founded upon the many different religious beliefs and ideals of settlers from other countries; and
WHEREAS, our nation was founded on the freedom 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 founded; and
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 27th day of April, 1993.
THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
By Mark Wolfe, Mayor ATTEST:
Linda Grau, Assistant City Secretary b:\Pub Sch Pra.Res.> 1993TX001
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1993TX001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Coppell, Texas, Resolution of the City of. April 27, 1993. Resolution No. 042793.1, duly passed and approved by the City Council of Coppell, Texas, Mark Wolfe, Mayor, Linda Grau, Assistant City Secretary, b:\Pub Sch Pra.Res.