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Atheists & Agnostics

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9. The same dispute but managed more peacefully ...

Reply to Warpy (Reply #8)

Tue May 27, 2025, 08:44 AM

May 27

... in New York.

That is the origin of the Roman Catholic parochial school system in the United States.

When compulsory education passed in New York State, Protestant Bibles were used in public schools, but the Roman Catholic Church had enough clout (and money) to set up their own government approved school system.

Also look up "release time".
When I was in NYC public elementary school in the 1960s, it still existed for the Catholic kids.
Maybe still? I know it does for Mormons in Utah.