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Here's my take on it...
I am a Christian. I personally have no problem saying "Under God" in the pledge or having "In God We Trust" on the money, etc. However, I would be up in arms if it suddenly changed to "Under Allah" or "In Buddah We Trust". Since I would be so upset if someone else's "God" was so integrated into our society, I don't think that MY God should be imposed on them. I don't want a Catholic President proposing that all birth control be illegal due to his religious beliefs. I don't want a strict conservative declaring that playing cards or dancing is illegal, because of their religion.
My children pray anywhere they want, any time they want. Nobody can stop you from praying. It is not illegal for children to pray silently to their God at school. What's wrong is forcing prayer on children whose parents do not hold the same beliefs as whoever decides which prayers to use. Everybody who is for prayer in school seems to believe that only Christian prayers would be used. What if your child's teacher was Muslim and pulled out the mats and had everybody face Mecca? How comfortable would you be with that?
You can argue that our country was founded on Judeo-Christian values, but you can also argue that it was simply founded on being humane to others. You don't have to be Judeo-Christian to believe that all men are created equal, that we have a right to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness as stated in the Declaration of Independence. The PreAmble to the Constitution goes like this:
We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
Nothing about religion in there...
Dee
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