In 1962, the U.S. Supreme Court rewrote the First Amendment religious clause in the decision Engel v. Vitale.
The First Amendment reads:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;
This calibrates at 495. It guarantees religious freedom while simultaneously preventing the government from establishing a religion (i.e. imposing a theocracy).
Unfortunately, the Supreme Court threw away this brilliant and exceptional phrase and replaced it with “separation of church and state” which only calibrates at 174. This is easily one of the worst mistakes the Supreme Court has ever made.
The decision banned prayer in public schools. It has also been used to justify the removal of religious monuments from the public square. It has been used to ban even the mention of God. This is the opposite of religious freedom; it is oppression of religion.
Does having prayer in school establish a religion? Does putting a religious monument on public property establish a religion? Does merely talking about God establish a religion? The answer is no. Therefore, these should all be allowed.
We must reject the constitutional basis of “separation of church and state.” The phrase does not appear anywhere in the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, or the Declaration of Independence. There is simply no legal basis for it. The current Supreme Court would be wise to finally correct this.
The truth is that only a religious citizenry will have the morality and integrity required for a nation to endure over the long run. Suppressing religious freedom is a grave mistake.
The First Amendment reads:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;
This calibrates at 495. It guarantees religious freedom while simultaneously preventing the government from establishing a religion (i.e. imposing a theocracy).
Unfortunately, the Supreme Court threw away this brilliant and exceptional phrase and replaced it with “separation of church and state” which only calibrates at 174. This is easily one of the worst mistakes the Supreme Court has ever made.
The decision banned prayer in public schools. It has also been used to justify the removal of religious monuments from the public square. It has been used to ban even the mention of God. This is the opposite of religious freedom; it is oppression of religion.
Does having prayer in school establish a religion? Does putting a religious monument on public property establish a religion? Does merely talking about God establish a religion? The answer is no. Therefore, these should all be allowed.
We must reject the constitutional basis of “separation of church and state.” The phrase does not appear anywhere in the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, or the Declaration of Independence. There is simply no legal basis for it. The current Supreme Court would be wise to finally correct this.
The truth is that only a religious citizenry will have the morality and integrity required for a nation to endure over the long run. Suppressing religious freedom is a grave mistake.