Originally posted by whodey
Article 3 says religion is to be encouraged in the schools.
That is untrue. Here's the text:
Religion, morality, and knowledge, being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and the means of education shall forever be encouraged.
Schools and the means of education shall forever be encouraged, not religion per se. Your claim was, and is, false.
EDIT: Here was your original statement:
Article 3 or the Northwest Ordinance directs the people of the territories to extablish schools "to teach religion, morality, and knowledge."
Does it? And is what you quoted in the Northwest Ordinance?