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Students Banned From Thanking God In Graduation Speeches

The Washington Free BeaconMay 6, 2014, 21:52 IST

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A professor at East Carolina University forbade his students from thanking God in personal statements that will be delivered during departmental graduation ceremonies, Campus Reform reports.

He defended his policy in an interview with Campus Reform saying, "it's not a religious ceremony, it's purely educational."