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ON COMMON GROUND Guide for Teachers and Students
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Santeria v. City of Hialeah, Florida Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye, Inc. and Ernesto Pichardo v. Ciry of Hialeah, Supreme Court of the
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Religious Freedom Restoration The Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-141), U.S. Congress, 103rd Cong.,
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Encounter in the Public Schools
Department of Education, 1995 U.S. Department of Education, "Religious Expression in the Public Schools,” The Secretary, August 10,
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Dallas and Diversity "Dallas and Diversity." Based on Pluralism Project research by Julie Ann Canniff.
Religion Questions and Answers "Religion in the Public School Curriculum: Questions and Answers," Finding Common Ground, a
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God and the Public Schools “God and the Public Schools," Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, Washington,
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Encounter Over the Curriculum
The California Framework "Moral and Civic Education and Teaching About Religion," rev. ed. Sacramento: Department of
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Muslims Study the Curriculum "Muslims Study the Curriculum." Based on Pluralism Project Research by Caroline Sadlowski.
