[metmom]

KEEP religion “OUT” of public schools. KEEP religious beliefs in your Heart, your Home with your family and friends, “private” religious institutions of learning, and in your houses of worship. Do not attempt to force your religious views on the rest of the world. There are very “wise” reasons why the founding fathers saw the need for separation of church and state.

Obviously, you're a product of the public school system or you'd have a correct understanding of the Constitution and the way the government is supposed to work in regards to religion.

Christians are not second class citizens whose religious beliefs are to be kept out of the public square; hidden in a corner somewhere.

The Constitution was not written to guarantee a religion free or God free, society or government. It was written to protect people from your kind of thinking. The First Amendment reads.....

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;,or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

The government is forbidden to prevent the free exercise of religion. It cannot be kept out of the public school system. By forcing it out, you are indeed forcing YOUR religious views on someone else. It's interesting that you object to someone other than yourself's views being forced on others, but have no objection to forcing others to believe and live as YOU think they should. The hypocrisy of your position is staggering.

Public schools are paid for by the public, which includes the Christians whose beliefs you wish to control and suppress. By prohibiting them from being able to freely practice their religion, you are also endorsing taxation without representation.

Your views are so fascist that it's not funny.

[Alamo-Girl]

Truly, we are to have Freedom "of" Religion not "from" Religion.

Thank you so much for your outstanding essay-post, dear sister in Christ!

[mbraynard]

How did I get pinged?

[betty boop]

The government is forbidden to prevent the free exercise of religion. It cannot be kept out of the public school system. By forcing it out, you are indeed forcing YOUR religious views on someone else. It's interesting that you object to someone other than yourself's views being forced on others, but have no objection to forcing others to believe and live as YOU think they should. The hypocrisy of your position is staggering.

Well said, metmom. Great essay/post!