Examines the 1962 Supreme Court case which decided that official prayers in public schools are unconstitutional, and discusses the continuing debate over the separation of church and state.

America's history of religious tension: the disentanglement of church and state -- Prayer in schools: freedom from religion or of religion? -- Dividing the issues of tradition along constitutional lines: the Supreme Court hears the case -- The court decides: the constitution supercedes religious traditions -- The decision challenges american traditions -- Testing the limits of animosity and separation beyond 2000.