Separation Of Church And State

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America’s (Lack of) Separation Between Church and State, Explained March 17, 2025

The concept of “separation of church and state” isn’t quite as ironclad as you may think.The First Amendment prohibits laws “respecting an establishment of religion,” a provision that many Americans believe should create a firm wall of separation bet...

Why Mandating Biblical Texts in Public Schools May Backfire July 26, 2024

Referring to religious texts in terms of patriotism and history may prove effective in inserting them into classrooms. But the argument that they are like any other aspect of American culture could backfire, paving the way Christian texts and symbols...

Religion is Already in the Classroom July 15, 2024

Every system of thought carries fundamental assumptions about the nature of reality, mankind, and ethics, which is why our schools should reject the humanist beliefs currently being proselytized in our classrooms and return to the Christian principle...

Ten Commandments in Classrooms Will Not Fix Dysfunctional Schools July 11, 2024

But most teachers will probably post it on their walls … and ignore it—much like they do with posters of learning objectives, school mission statements, bullying hotlines, and all the other meaningless content mandated from on high. Somehow, miraculo...