You are correct. I did not mean to imply that religion and government have to be completely separated. It is not the function of our government to promote 1 religion or denomination over another, but to allow free expression to all. We are a predominantly Christian nation, the idea that the founding fathers meant we couldn’t have a nativity scene or a cross on public property is crazy. I have no problem with prayer in public schools, it would be a welcome addition. But, at the same time, I do believe it was their intent to have lines. Look at the Constitution, it doesn’t give us any rights. It only limits the government from infringing on our rights. So, prayer in school is fine, as long as students aren’t forced to pray. As I said earlier, you are correct. But, I do believe the intent of our founding fathers was not to keep religion out of the government, but the government out of religion. For this to happen, we need to have lines. Government funding of faith based programs is a line I believe we shouldn’t cross. I apologize if I was not clear in my earlier post. Respectfully—JM
Thanks for the clarification. We are in agreement.
Are we really a Christian nation? I think Christians are in the minority and the cultures prevalent and very vocal in our country today will further erode Christianity in our nation.