When the Constitution and the First Amendment, as in all state amendments, were written, the words were not meant to be taken literally, but to be used as a guideline to avoid the shortcomings o

According to Webster's Dictionary, the definition of agnostic is, “a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (as God) is unknown and probably unknowable.” In February and March of 2002 the Pew Research Council conducted a survey of 2,002 adults. The results showed that 82% were Christians and only 2% were atheists. We cannot allow the agnostic minority to over rule the Christian majority. Why is it these days that everyone is so offended by anything to do with God? Having the Ten Commandments in the middle of a judicial building should be accepted. It is part of our nation's history. Is it feasible that had the Ten Commandments monument was put in the center of a building during the lives of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson that the people would have been fighting to have it removed? I don't think so. Separation of church and state does not mean separation of a person from their God.

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One way that proves that church and state exist in unison is to take a look at the legal tender, monuments and national buildings of the United States. In 1864, Secretary Salmon P. Chase, wrote to James Pollock, Director of the mint of Philadelphia, “No nation can be strong except in the strength of God, or safe except in His defense. The trust of our people in God should be declared on our national coins. You will cause a device to be prepared without unnecessary delay with a motto expressing in the fewest and tersest words possible this national recognition.” Chase wanted to make sure that God was recognized in our country. In the House of Representatives there is a chair for the person that presides over the House that has IN GOD WE TRUST etched in marble over it. There is a carving of Moses in the Capitol as being a great ruler. To know about Moses is to know The Bible. According to The Bible, “the Lo

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