Faith EdBy: Linda K. Wertheimer An intimate cross country look at the new debate over religion in the public schools A suburban Boston school unwittingly started a firestorm of controversy over a sixth grade field trip. The class was visiting a mosque to learn about world religions when a handful of boys, unnoticed by their teachers, joined the line of worshippers and acted out the motions of the Muslim call to prayer. A video of the prayer went viral with