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Why should you as an atheist have more rights than I do as a Christian? This country was founded by Christians. To deny that is to deny the truth. If you study history, you know although there was no official church, society was based on the beliefs of Christians. Who are you to change my country's history and try to deny its foundation? The first school systems were Bible-based as were the first colleges. This country was founded to honor God. The Constitution only prohibits Congress from establishing a religion as the "official" religion. Congress has not established any religion by local governments allowing religious expression by Christians. You would bend history itself to conform to your non-belief.

This country was founded by Christians. To deny that is to deny the truth. If you study history, you know although there was no official church, society was based on the beliefs of Christians. Who are you to change my country's history and try to deny its foundation? The first school systems were Bible-based as were the first colleges. This country was founded to honor God. The Constitution only prohibits Congress from establishing a religion as the "official" religion. Congress has not established any religion by local governments allowing religious expression by Christians. You would bend history itself to conform to your non-belief.

Oh, c'mon. I have NEVER seen anybody on our side argue that religion - let alone christianity - let alone creationism - be removed from history, literature, or comparative religions classes. NOOOOOOO-BODY.

Why should you as an atheist have more rights than I do as a Christian?

I don't, the 1st Amendment protects my right to not practice religion as much as it protects your right to practice.

This country was founded by Christians. To deny that is to deny the truth.

I don't. Though I will debate their piety with you any day of the week.

If you study history, you know although there was no official church, society was based on the beliefs of Christians.

American law and society was (and still is) based on English common law, most of which is designed to define and protect property rights.

Who are you to change my country's history and try to deny its foundation?

It's my country too, compadre. Excercising my rights to be free from religion in the public sphere is neither denying history nor denying the foundations of my country. Rather, I think of it as honoring the Constitution and the men who wrote it.

The first school systems were Bible-based as were the first colleges.

Interesting, but not pertinent.

This country was founded to honor God.

I disagree. It was to give good men a chance to live free of tyrrany.

The Constitution only prohibits Congress from establishing a religion as the "official" religion.

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..." In mandating the teaching of ID, or otherwise intruding on religious grounds into the teaching of a public school class creates a situation where Congress is making a law respecting the establishment of religion.

Congress has not established any religion by local governments allowing religious expression by Christians.

Local governments are as bound by the Constitution as the Federal government is. Local laws violating the 1st Amendment are equally as unconstitutional.

You would bend history itself to conform to your non-belief.

You would bend the Constitution to conform to your beliefs.

You didn't answer my earlier questions.