Seperation Church/State.?

I agree.

"I say to you, Search the Scriptures! The Bible is the book of all others, to be read at all ages, and in all conditions of human life; not to be read once or twice or thrice through, and then laid aside, but to be read in small portions of one or two chapters every day, and never to be intermittent, unless by some overruling necessity."

- John Quincy Adams

"It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God or the Bible."

"It is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the Providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor."

"Direct my thoughts, words and work. Wash away my sins in the immaculate Blood of the Lamb, and purge my heart by Thy Holy Spirit...Daily frame me more and more into the likeness of Thy Son Jesus Christ."

- George Washington

In 1983, the Honorable Congress of the United States of America declared in a joint resolution requesting President Regan to proclaim 1983 as the "Year of the Bible" declared...

...the Bible, the Word of God, has made a unique contribution in shaping the United States as a distinctive and blessed nation and people...Deeply held religious convictions springing from the Holy Scriptures led to the early settlement of our nation...Biblical teachings inspired concepts of civil government that are contained in our Declaration of independence and the Constitution of the United States.

- Public Law 97-280

God bless!

Very ridiculous, but Souter has a point. The Founding Fathers were even confused by the wording of the Second Amendment years after the Constitution was drafted, so it makes sense they may not have understood the implications of the First Amendment. Back then, though, there were no public education systems and the government didn't fund schools, so mandatory religious education in schools was not seen as a violation of the First Amendment.

As a Brit I have no idea what the different amendments mean, but to prevent children from praying in school seems like the attitude of a repressive regime. If it was happening in Europe the US would condemn it as a restriction of freedom to practise your faith.

How can Americans say they live in a free country when they can't even pray in school? I'm not meaning to be insulting, it just baffles me!

Interesting comment made by Justice Souter. This helps prove why our political system is such a mess...

Our founding father understood the constitution along with everthing else... far more than we are ever going to allow ourselves to understand.

We are soooooo blinded by confusion.....

That is a totally ridiculous statement.

But, I've come to expect totally ridiculous statements from the folks who are trying to get rid of God.

What amazes me is that these ridiculous statements are accepted by tolerably intelligent people....

*shrugs*

"The United States is in no sense founded upon the Christian doctrine."

--George Washington

treaty of tripoli article 2 try reading it my friend. It states, plainly that this country was NOT founded on the Christian religion, so separation of church and state= good idea

also, not everyone is a Christian, so telling children of other faiths to "praise Jesus" can really offend people

That statement is not even in our constitution.

By the way,why is it I vote in a church?

hey i don't see what your problem is! you have the right to pray in school in your own little corner, JUST NOT FORCE A CHRISTIAN PRAYER ON EVERY STUDENT IN THE DAMN SCHOOL.

what's so hard to understand ?? sheesh

actually i think you understand that very well, you just wanna feel SUPERIOR that's all you can't be treated equally it eats your hearts out that you're not special since you think you are "SAVED" by some imaginary friend who for whatever reason favors you.