I admittedly made a mistake in interpreting that last line, he was emphasizing not leaving the establishment of government to chance, war or conquest.

Sorry about that.

The Biblical references and the rest stand alone though, and I believe that is quite clear.

The quote below came from one of the LEAST religious of our Founding Fathers.  The undeniable references to Scripture would seem to indicate that even this mildy religious man recognized the importance of God in our government.  Notice at the the end he makes special reference to avoid HUMAN wisdom to perpetuate the existence of the newly formed Republic.

Lets keep politics out of Religion. That being said, lets also enjoy the freedoms our forefathers have given to us which should include the freedom to give away books no matter what the content.

I believe in freedom of religion (or lack of religion) and I really do not get much of a thrill from debating one over another.  But, I do think schools at one time helped to re-enforce a good sense of moral values in children at a very early, formative age.  That built a moral foundation that carried over into adulthood even if a person later made a choice to go in a different spiritual direction.  Now all children see are constant conflicts with adults about what is right and wrong in this world.  That leaves them confused and morally vulnerable to negative influences.

Since O’Hair first got her way and started this antagonism over religion in public places we have had the opportunity to see two generations come full circle and the outcome does appear to be rather bleak.

CSAVIRGINIA,

I never claimed to coin any phrase, don’t put words in my mouth.  I’m sorry if i offended you, or Bamabob.  Christians aren’t the only “zealots”, there are wackos in every religion.  I would agree that the liberal media only publicizes when the Christian religion acts like crazies.  I’m not trying to bash the religion, but there HAS to be a separation of church and state.  You can’t have one religion have influence on the government if this country is supposed to be a melting pot of all religions and cultures(which is partly what is wrong with this country today).  I’m not a church going person, I do beleive in God and I do beleive Jesus died for our sins.  I hold a lot of respect for churchs because they are not afraid to speak their mind or be politically incorrect.  A lot of people in America are afraid to speak their minds because they don’t want to offend anyone.

Secular humanism is NOT a religion, thats perhaps the most ridiculous thing I’ve seen posted on.....