Seperation Of Church And State

The Establishment clause was intended to accomplish this end by, in the words of Thomas Jefferson, creating a "wall of separation between Church and State." The First Amendment prevented the government from interfering in it's citizens religious lives. It did not, however, prevent the federal government from engaging in it's own. The Fourteenth Amendment, Ratified in 1868, states that "No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the Unites States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction

Teachers tried to teach moral values through stressing good citizenship, and on the moral and spiritual values underlying democracy. The main problem with the teaching of moral and spiritual values in public school is that these values cannot be taught without asking the question of motivation. No matter how good the intentions of a teacher are in answering a religious question they cannot avoid imposing their own beliefs and intruding into matters, which are better left to the church and parents. The Pledge of Allegiance, which is still to this day recited in public schools, is another example of the pervasiveness of religion in the education system. The Pledge was first published Sept. 8, 1892, but the phrase, "under God", was added by an act of Congress in 1954, it has since been removed by many states. The issue of school prayer may never be solved as long as there are so many different interpretations of the laws regarding it. Religious beliefs and political attitudes are also connected, in that a member of a more conservative religion is more likely to have a conservative political standpoint, and vice versa. Religion is so widespread in our government that it even shows up in our National Anthem. The third to the last line

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