Church and State
School Vouchers, The Pledge of Allegiance, and The U.S. Constitution When a person reflects on the history of the united states it is certain that they will find politics and religion going head to head. Today these rival issues continue to pound at each other in the for front. The “Wall of Separation” debate is whether church, or religion, should play any part in the state, or government. The school vouchers and the pledge of allegiance are the issues brought to the table to test my beliefs on either a rigid separation, or a smooth blend between the church and government. Should school vouchers be allowed to aid unprivileged families to send their children to private schools? The first problem with this issue is that more than 80% of private schools are registered under some religious denomination. With the majority of the private schools being religious, it would be impossible to separate the religious influence on the student in this private setting.
that this seperation will never have a final agreement. The Pledge of Allegiance was deemed unconstitutional because of the phrase “under god”. The court that past this judgement is undeniably one of the most liberal courts in the United States of America. This judgement has be laughed at and mocked at by many political leaders, and myself. The judgement was justified saying that the phrase “under god” is promoting religion. The phrase has no direct influence to any specific god, nor is it pushing religion unjustifiably into peoples lives. This decision goes against the norm in our society today. However in regard to the plaintiff in the case who happens to be an Atheist, doesn’t believe in a god, thus believes it is unconstitutional to have “under god” in his daughters daily school activities, and “In God We Trust” on the coins he so preciously collects. Does this violate his rights? The decision may have been accurate in his case howev
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Approximate Word count = 654
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