"Proposing an amendment to Section 16 of Article I of the Constitution of Virginia [...] To secure further the people’s right to acknowledge God according to the dictates of conscience, neither the Commonwealth nor its political subdivisions shall establish any official religion, but the people’s right to pray and to recognize their religious beliefs, heritage, and traditions on public property, including public schools, shall not be infringed; however, the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions, including public school divisions, shall not compose school prayers, nor require any person to join in prayer or other religious activity."
Tax-subsidized prayer. Any student or teacher who wants to 'recognize their religious beliefs' in any way at any time allowed to do so - or perhaps only some religions and some beliefs but not others. Secular students, or students not of a particular religion recognizing itself, not forced to join in the ceremonies but offered no substitute - just a chance to wait and do nothing until math class starts. And don't forget that other public property, like parks and courthouses - also open to any religion at any time for any purpose (or maybe just some religions and some purposes). What country is this again?
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