'Prayer Zone' signs crop up near South Carolina schools
August 9, 2019
BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. (AP) — "School Prayer Zone" signs are cropping up near some schools in South Carolina.
News outlets report the white and fluorescent green signs show two figures kneeling in prayer, their hands clasped above the words "2 Chronicles 7:14." The Bible verse promises those who pray and "turn from their wicked ways" will be forgiven.
The $714 signs by nonprofit Christ Teens can be seen in several counties and resemble official signs by the South Carolina Department of Transportation. The agency says it didn't approve the signs, but they're legal as they sit on private property and...
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