A prayer is fine. Ten Commandments are fine. Menorah's don't bother me. If the school was full of satanic children, a pentagram would be fine. If the majority of kids were atheist, a statue of nothing would be fine. I don't care really. When you tell people they can not do this or that (in reagrds to religion), I see it as limiting the free exercise thereof. And restricting the free exercise thereof is unconstitional. It is just that simple. The Constitution is not hard to understand.
OK, like it or not, a satanist, or a muzzy, or anyone I may or may not agree with has the same right as me. That is the right to choose my religion and be who I want to be.
My belief is that God gave us all free choice. Who am I to take that away? (I will say this though, if any “religion” performs violent acts upon others, then it no longer is a religion to me. It is now a criminal and falls under the law of the land; and in some cases I will consider it an act of war.) So, I do not believe in a theocracy. I am not willing to force my religion on others. Remember, the first gift is free choice.
Just because I am willing not willing to force my religion, this does not mean that I am not willing to stand up for my right to express my religion in a peaceful manner. And I should not be restricted from doing so. AND others should have the same right too. Again and again, the first gift is free choice.
I think free choice is one of many things that makes our Country a glorious place. When I see freedom of religion, I see us allowing God's will to be done. We have the freedom to choose here. People born in some Countries have to be of their fathers religion. We have the right to choose and go to God freely and I love that. That is what God wants. I think that if your religion is true, you would be willing to stake it against any religion or nonreligious group on the planet. I think we do that with Christianity in this Country.
We stack Yeshua against them all and I think around 80% of us will say we are Christian. A lot of us have chosen Yeshua and we love Him because He gives us hope. I feel His love in my heart and I am willing to put Him up against anybody, anywhere, anytime, bar none. And if that means allowing people to see and choose amongst the worst of ‘religions’, so be it because it allows people to have free will.
So, if my kid has to attend a school that prays to satin, I can change the channel. I can home school or move to one of the schools in the 80% of Christians district. Atheist can do the same. Some Christians do it already. They tell me to change the channel, if I don't like it. Well, if you don't like the prayer, or manger scene, I say don't look or listen to it. Change the channel. I have the right to freely exercise my religion in a peaceful manner and so do you. Put a empty stand up and be happy with your faith without hope. I am glad you have the right to choose. And I would see a free Country if we did this. I don't see a free Country when I see a a graduate who wishes to thank God at a ceremony being told he/she can't do so.
So, just like I will not force my religion on you, you don't force your non-religion on me and change the channel, Bub.