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Ben Carson Vows To End Nonexistent 'Ban On Christianity' In Public Schools

While speaking today with Pat Robertson at Regent University, Ben Carson said(link is external) that he would work “very hard on eliminating the ban on Christianity in our public schools” if elected president.

Carson, who has repeatedly claimed(link is external) that he would direct the government(link is external) to monitor the speech(link is external) of professors and withhold federal funding from schools that demonstrate “bias,” revived the myth(link is external) that Christianity and religious expression are banned at public schools. (Students are allowed to pray in school, but government-sponsored and compulsory prayers are prohibited.)

The GOP presidential candidate also explained(link is external) what he meant by his mystifying “fruit salad(link is external)” remark regarding judicial nominees at the last presidential debate.