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Internet polls, in fact any poll that is self-selecting, has no bearing on reality. This is why reputable polling firms do not use them, and why entertainment outlets like Rhody Beat and Fox News do use them. They generate entertainment. Understanding how polling works is something that is often taught in math or science classes at a High School level, and I am surprised that visitors to this website think that an online poll has any bearing on reality. I'm also surprised that this important part of their education seems to be lacking.

But maybe I should not be surprised, the idea that the Government should support one religion over any other religion is not only unfair, but Unconstitutional. Yes, the prayer banner was donated by a student of Cranston high school, but the simple truth is that the school has given this banner special dispensation. The walls have been painted, the room redecorated, and this banner has been placed, time and again, back into it's prized position by school officials. It is allowed to stand, and no other students have been invited to place other banners to stand alongside of the first, Christian, banner.

There is a proper place for this banner, in school textbooks, for Civics, Social Studies, or History. It should be taught as an example of government interference to Church / State separation. It should be in every single textbook in the country for this reason. But it does not belong, as it is, on the walls of a public school.