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Originally Posted by kidicarus5897
where did I say it was said or written anywhere?? I just want to know, what happened to the idea of the separation of church and state? The idea was a strong influence when the constitution was written, which was alluded to previously. I made no claim that this was in any way a law, or "said" anywhere. Booya
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When the Constitution was written, it was not a strong thought (maybe for Jefferson). There was debate during the infancy of the country over who would be the State Church. There has been a Judeo-Christian prayer said before every session of Congress since then. The main concept is for Government
neutrality. With that said, many of the arguments made by the anti-creationists have nothing to do with neutrality, but rather exclusion...which is why it can be argued
they are the ones in violation of the "Separation of Church and State."
The mere prevention of the discussion of religion is in violation; likewise, so would teaching Creationism at the exclusion of Evolution.
In the Board of Education of Kiryas Joel Village School District v. Grumet (1994), the majority opinion stated that "government should not prefer one religion to another, or religion to
irreligion."