What you idiots fail to see in the first amendment is where it says seperation of church and state...oh yeah it doesn't. It says the government will not prohibit free exercise of religion which is what the ACLU does on a daily basis. If my kid wants to pray in a public school, that is his 1st amendment right. The government can't make it mandatory but they can't stop it either.
Haha... we're all idiots.
You're right... if your kid wants to pray... by himself... good for him.
What do I care?
Do I think the ACLU goes too far... sure sometimes, but it also does a lot of good to protect your right to freedom of religion.
The ACLU is here to protect the constitution... Do people not like the constitution all of a sudden?
We're kind of going in circles. The Constitution doesn't mention "God," just like it doesn't mention the "wall of separation between church and state." What the courts did was look at other historical documents to interpret the First Amendment. If you're being consistent, you should do the same when interpreting what "our Creator" is actually referring to.
I would disagree as that when you read Article 1:
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.
It makes NO LAW respecting it OR prohibiting it.
That seems pretty plain... Religion is not to be in government... If you go to government funded schools... Then guess what, that's in the government.
I don't see why people have a sticking point on this when the Constitution says it so plainly.