school sessions (Condon 50)? “In God We Trust” is inscribed on almost all of America’s currency. These four simple words must be very important to be written on American money. Yet these words seem not be important enough to say in public schools. These two things are inconsistent with each other. It is unfair to have one without the other.America’s founding fathers knew the importance of religion to America. They started this country with the belief in god. Our political documents have to do with trust in God and religious beliefs. Everything in our countries set up deals with some aspect of religion. Cardinal Spellman explains this when he says, “I am shocked and frightened that the Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional a simple and voluntary declaration of belief in God by public school children. The decision strikes at the very heart of the Godly tradition in which Americas children have so long been raised,” (Pfeffer 82). Early political documents and congressional actions both encouraged religion.Our government was based on religious principles from the very beginning. The Declaration of Independence says, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by God with certain unalienable rights,” (Geisler 1). The Declaration of Independence speaks of God, creations, morals, the providence of God, and a final judgment day which are all religious teachings. Also the first Amendment does not separate God and government but actually encourages religion. It says, “Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion, nor prohibiting the free exercise thereof,” (Geisler 1). It declares that the federal government cannot establish one religion for everyone. It does not say anything about separation of church and state. The second clause of the amendment insists that the government should do nothi...
