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You didn’t have to explain any of this. I know what your problem is. You want the teacher to be able to lead prayer sessions during school.

Why does that matter? Why does the teacher have to be able to make the statement “class we’ll take a moment to pray or reflect”? They can do that without the teacher saying a word.

If I was the parents of these kids I’d send them to school with their Bibles and just dare the atheist to sue.

You still don't understand what my problem is.

I think I have explained why this matters twice now. My problem is socialist. My problem is not just wanting a teacher to lead a moment of silence, I want God in public view. I want a manger scene on public property. I want a Menorah on public property. Heck, if a atheist wanted to put an empty stand on public property, I would be all for it. I would see a Nation that is free to exercise religion. When you stop God in any form from being in public view, you are limiting the free exercise of religion and this is unconstitutional. This is my problem.

Now, allow me to ask you why does it matter if a teacher does lead a moment of silence? What does it hurt? Is this making you and your family go to church on Sunday? Is it endorsing a particular religion?

I would like to explain something else:

To establish a religion in this Country, Congress would have to pass a law that says the only legal Church is the Catholic Church (or whatever church or religion that they decided upon). They would ban all others religions and churches from the country and you would be required or strongly encouraged to attend this particular Church every Sunday. This would establish a religion.

Praying in school or in Congress does not establish a religion. It does not make me go to any church, but telling people that they can not pray, or put a manger scene up is limiting the free exercise thereof.

Here is the law of the land:

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;

Allow me to explain: Congress (having the power to do so) can not pass a law that makes you and I attend any particular church or religion. And law makers can not pass law restricting people from the free exercise there of. It is just that simple people.

Our Constitution is being mishandled by atheist and socialist and this is my problem.