Its Time to Bring Back Religion and School Prayer in Public Schools Es

Benjamin Franklin once declared, Only a virtuous mass are capable of freedom. As a nation becomes more corrupt and vicious they have more need of masters. In nineteen sixty-two the peremptory Court of the United States pronounced that a prayer recited in the public school was abusing our freedoms . In the courts opinion this was an act in violation to the first amendment, which calls for a interval of church and state. This ruling was later extended to include the use of the Bible as well. A Supreme Court Justice, Hugo Black, put it in this very much quoted statement Neither a state or the Federal government can set up a church. Nor can pass laws that aid wiz religion, all religions, or prefer one religion over another. No tax in any amount, large or small, can be levied to patronage any religious activities or institutions whatever they may be called, or whatever form they may adapt to teach or practice religion. (686) This issue,separation of church and state, is a cloudy topic in the eyes of the modern world, but in reality the only gray clouds are primarily a result of ignorance of the original intent of the Founding Fathers who put the phrase in the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. From the beginning of American government, state and legal papers, such as the nor-west Ordinance and state constitutions, were threaded with religion. In addition, many of the more eminent men who signed the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and other important documents clarified their intent. John Witherspoon, as quoted by David Barton in The whole kit of John Witherspoon, said What follows from this? That he is the best friend to American Liberty, who is most sincere and active in pro... ... capable of freedom. Works CitedBarton, David. Movie Education and the Founding Fathers. Aledo, Texas Wall Builders, 1991. Evans, Stanton.M.,The Myth of Seperation What Wall?, January, 1995, n. pag. Researcher.sirs.com.WWW. Internet <http//res earcher.sirs.com/cgi-bin+sep+of+church+and+state>October 13, 1998. Parry, Skousen and Andres W. Allison. The Real George Washington. Washington, D.C. U.S., National Center for Constitutional Studies,1991. Skousen, Cleon, W. The do of America. Washington D.C.National Center of Constitutional Studis, 1986. Taylor, Earl, Jr. Letter to American Citizens.1 Oct, 1998. letter not documented. Ed. Earl Taylor. Malta, Idaho National Center for Constitutional Studies, 1998. Taylor, Earl. No Title no(prenominal) given. 1, Oct. 1981 1A.< http//www.xmission.com/>/NCCS-20 Oct. 1998.