arrive, there came quickly the feeling that this was
wrong to use the public school system as a means of
evangelism.
The Roman Catholics objected because the public
school would use the King James version and the King
James Bible doesn't contain the apocrypha.
The Jewish people objected because the New
Testament was read, something in which they did not
agree. The Supreme Court has therefore in the past
years proved so consistently opposed to private and paro-
chial schools that the Supreme Court felt this was the
strongest language we could use.
I oppose the amendment because I believe what
we have here will best serve to strengthen the public
school system. I am in favor of the public school system
and so was the committee, and this wording of theirs
reflects that concern.
One closing statement, if I may. I am con-
cerned and the committee was concerned and this language
reflects their concern, that if we were to undermine the
basic establishment of church-state separation, this would