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jwirr

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3. I remember the day he died. Our 3rd grade teacher in a public school made us pray for him. It was

Reply to MrYikes (Original post)

Sun Jun 24, 2012, 01:35 PM

Jun 2012

a silent prayer but we were too young to understand what was happening. This event has been the basis for my opposition to prayer in school ever since. My parents would have had me give a prayer of thanks for his death - that is not what the teacher was telling us.

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How well do you remember Joe McCarthy? [View all] MrYikes Jun 2012 OP

Newt. bemildred Jun 2012 #1

I recall the hearings after school for a couple hours; elleng Jun 2012 #2

I remember the day he died. Our 3rd grade teacher in a public school made us pray for him. It was jwirr Jun 2012 #3

Joe McCarthy's Brother Robert Czar Aug 2012 #4

I was 10 or 11 when he came to 'prominence'. trof Aug 2012 #5