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Early when School could not have prayer; the bible belt still did as they pleased. Long after prayer was denouced as school agenda item, we were still praying; long after the ten commandent monument was taken from alabama court house, on judge in AL wears them emblazened upon his robe between he and you, he does not keep those laws. Long after they didn't pray at the football games we still prayed; they said minors couldn't smoke, they still smoke, that told me i had to have a license to drive; i showed them the supreme court dicision, cigarettes companys must help insure that vendors do not sell to minors but in other countrys they push them at grade school and mid, and high schools, the CONSTITUION SAYS THAT AMERICANS ARE CREATED BY GOD, BUT THE SUPREME COURT HAS NEVER READ THAT; IT SAYS THAT BECASUE WE ARE CREATED BY GOD, HE HAS A VESTED INTEREST IN US AND SOME NATURAL RIGHTS TO DEFINE THE WAY WE SHOULD TREAT OTHER PEOPLE. AFTER THAT, WE ARE SOVEREIGN TO THE GOVERNMENT? WRITE ME

2006-07-02 16:51:00 · 8 answers · asked by simonology 1 in Politics & Government Law & Ethics

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Because of the concept of separation of church and state. The basic idea that you can not push or force your religous beliefs on another. The idea that reguardless of religous beliefs everyone is treated fairly and justly. Church and home is the place for religion not in a public school.
Do not get the wrong idea , I am Christian and my children attend a private school so that they will also be taught religion. They pray every day , go to mass once a week and on their report card there is a grade for Religion class but that is our personal decision and had he gone to a public school I would not have expected him to recieve a religious education. Nor should a Hindu or Jewish child be forced to say prayers or pledges that refer to God if it is not their belief. Nor should they be made to feel uncomfortable and singled out. They are there to get the free public education they are entitled to not be preached at or singled out for their beliefs which are not the majority belief.

2006-07-02 17:01:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

I wish you would answer the questions I had posted like this one!

The separation of church and state does not truly exist. The only document that it was ever published in was a letter to a church comforting them into knowing that the congregationalist church was not going to be the Church of the USA.

Again, if people read their History books, they would understand exactly why the 1st amendment clause was placed in there.
The Church in England was almost as powerful as the Government. You had to belong to it and had to pay your tithes or else.

The 1st amendment freed us from a government ran church state and allowed us to chose our own religions.

Something I guess that most people never realized or never thought about was the fact that all but 3 men to the constitutional convention where Christians. They all agreed that God should be part of all men and was a good standard for living.
In the early 1900's, The US legislation approved the use of the Bible in the classrooms because it was a great source for Moral guidance. It was even written in the Jefferson papers as well as a Supreme Court Ruling that without the new testament, there would not be any morals.

I will get dates and rulings if you like, but none the less, the Bible has ALWAYS been a moral compass for this country.

2006-07-02 17:02:35 · answer #2 · answered by lancelot682005 5 · 0 0

The original version of the Pledge does NOT have the phrase "under God" in it. In 1954 Congress, after being badgered by the Knights of Columbus,added this phrase. The original Pledge was written in 1892 by Francis Bellamy.
So all this hype about the Pledge being a prayer can easliy be fixed by Congress agreeing to restore it to its original version. Although I like the version I have known my whole life. I think that the Pledge issue can easily be solved to accommodate everyone, by simply restoring it to how it was meant to be Pledged!

2006-07-03 16:07:02 · answer #3 · answered by myss33 2 · 0 0

To answer the top of your question is because even among Christians (let alone all other non-Christian religions) there is too much disagreement. In order for a society to function properly we have to have a separation of church and state.

Unless we come together and agree on a single world-wide religion, there should be no religious influence of any kind in government.

That, of course, doesn't mean that religion should be abolished. Practice your religion as you wish, but do so within your house of worship and your home, and leave the rest of us out of it.

2006-07-02 16:57:29 · answer #4 · answered by imagineworldwide 4 · 0 0

These are steps in turning the country communist.
Just like registering all the guns for easy collection

The constitution says congress shall make no law with regard to Establishment of religion. It does not mention states. just congress.

2006-07-02 16:55:39 · answer #5 · answered by Luchador 4 · 0 0

The founding fathers felt it would be a good idea to separate church and government. God has not been removed from schools - kids are free to pray anytime they want as long as it doesn't interfere with other kids or classroom instruction. I told my daughter to pray anytime she wanted to.

2006-07-02 16:57:39 · answer #6 · answered by dearborne 4 · 0 0

because....there is a long standing conspiracty to get god(s) into government and schools. If it isn't the Christians, it will be the Muslim or Evangelical Buddists or the Church of Bob.

2006-07-03 04:49:53 · answer #7 · answered by Rosemary A 2 · 0 0

because religion and goverment does not mix

meaning if religion eventually was 'high' in all documents people would be forced to follow that one and those that did not would be imprisoned or worse

2006-07-02 16:55:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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