Poll Results on Second Clause of First Amendment

Last week’s Dakota Voice poll question is now closed. The question was submitted by Dr. Theo, by the way.

The First Amendment of the Constitution addresses Religion and government, with the first clause declaring that Congress shall enact no law “respecting an establishment of religion.” The second clause declares what?

The vast majority of respondents got it right. Here are the answers and how they broke down:

Bans prayer in schools (5%)
Prohibits the display of religious symbols on public property (0%)
Prohibits the use religious references in official documents (5%)
Prohibits government from interfering in religious expression (85%)
Guarantees that churches will be exempt from taxes (3%)

Thanks to Dr. Theo, and to all who participated!

This week’s poll has now been posted in the upper right corner of Dakota Voice:

What percentage of abortions in SD in 2007 were because “The mother did not desire to have the child”?

- 1.7%
- 33.5%
- 83.2%
- 5.2%

Hint: the answer can be found at the South Dakota Department of Health under the Statistics menu item, Vital Statistics section.

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