oughout her schooling years and the Dobson family attends church regularly. Like Dobson, this writer feels that there will one day be a change in the science curriculum. After all, which is it that man came from, the primate, or the dust on the ground as stated in Genesis 2:8? Edd Doerr, author of "Church and State: Freedom of Religion", states, "It seems to me that freedom of and freedom from religion cannot and should not be distinguished" (Doerr 31). If religion is distinguished from freedom, is that a violation of America's Constitution? If so, how will the distinguishment on freedom of religion be made in the first place? The First Amendment states "Congress shall not establish a national religion or favor one over the other" (Bill of Rights; Amendment 1). By putting a restriction of distinguishing religion from the freedom of the First Amendment is putting no authority on the basis for freedom.In 1960, John F. Kennedy was elected to the office of American President. He was the first Roman Catholic president that was elected in this nation's history. Before the election, many of the public were frightened that Kennedy might use Rogers 10his religious affiliation and beliefs to run the country instead of his best judgment. During his campaign, and only a few months before the election, Kennedy addressed the public about their fear, and he assured them that his religious status would not interfere with his duty of president. Kennedy states, "I believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute; where no Catholic prelate would tell the president, should he be Catholic, how to act--and no Protestant minister would tell his parishioners for whom to vote" (Compton's). Due to the Roman Catholics' action of failing to recognize the neutrality of America's public school systems on religion has ma...
