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Learning About World Religions in Public Schools
The impact on student attitudes and community acceptance in Modesto, Calif.
NPR report features Modesto program
Report on a required world-religions course in Modesto, Calif., public
schools, by Emile Lester and Patrick S. Roberts. Foreword by Charles C.
Haynes.
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