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Church and State

 

            School Vouchers, The Pledge of Allegiance, and The U.
             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. Private schools have many different religious influences, ranging from teacher discussion, lunch room practices, and athletic coaching. To use tax payers money to send children to private schools, would in change be using tax payers money to send young minds into religious establishments thus promoting the establishment, which is unconstitutional under the establishment clause. Though nothing is concrete against school vouchers, the government continues to remain neutral. Would the government remain neutral if they were funding religious practices of the Al Queda, I don't believe so. .
             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.


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