Reply #12: The separation of Church and State

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And by state, that includes public schools. Religion should not be taught in a public school. That's what private schools are for.

The Founding Fathers intended for religion to be a personal thing, which is why there is a Freedom of Religion article in the Bill of Rights. Freedom of religion is more than a choice between Lutheran and Catholic... it is the freedom to define 'god' in terms that mean something to you.

Christians have hijacked to word god (and much of the english language for that matter) but that doesn't make it correct. The word 'god' means many things to many people, but the essence is the same.

God is not specific to brand Christian, as much as they would like you to think that it is.

That's the 'Church' part.

The 'State' part is supposed to facilitate the public infrastructure and stay out of people's personal private lives and/or lifestyle choices. That is truly the American Way.