[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 71 (Thursday, June 4, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H4067]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    VOTE NO ON THE ISTOOK AMENDMENT

  (Ms. WOOLSEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, am I a church member? Yes, I am. Is my 
church important to me? Absolutely. Do I go to church as often as 
possible and get the good community that is there for me? Absolutely. 
Do I want the Federal Government to be involved in my church? No. Do I 
want the government to prescribe prayer in our schools? No. Today we 
allow already for Bible groups, individual prayer and campus meetings 
at our schools. That is absolute. We cannot pretend that is not already 
possible.
  Today we will vote on a resolution that would undermine the first 
amendment, undermine religious freedom. Today support Madison and 
Jefferson and vote for religious freedom and against school sponsored 
prayer. Do not politicize religion. Vote no on the Istook amendment.

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