“But it is the professional conservatives themselves, with their lobbies and law firms (ostensibly “Christian” or not), that pushed the churches out of active public engagement — or gave them the excuse to run away.”
I recall saying the Lord’s Prayer every morning at school. I believe it was the godless Left that brought forth the “separation clause” and pushed God out of our public schools. Could the Right have fought it and won?
We did too, at St. Bernard’s Catholic School. We also said the Pledge of Allegiance which included: “One Nation, UNDER GOD”.