Commentary
Inside the First Amendment
By Charles C. Haynes
First Amendment Center senior scholar
During a recent trip to Tulsa, Okla., I asked a roomful of high school seniors if they wanted prayer at their graduation. Most said yes, with the notable exception of the student who would actually speak at the ceremony — the class valedictorian.
“I’m a Hindu,” she said, “and I just don’t think it would be right for me to impose…
