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Peoria school board member recited threatening Bible verse from dais

Recitation suggested those who lead people away from Christ should be drowned in the sea

Peoria Unified governing board member Rebecca Hill has been reciting biblical scripture at public school board meetings for a couple months now.

While the U.S. Supreme Court has referred to the separation of church and state as a blurred barrier rather than a wall, it also states prayer and scripture should not “denigrate non-believers or religious minorities, threaten damnation, or preach conversion."

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