Muscatine

Separation of church and state can be traced to the writings of our founders including constituion. It was never a liberal agenda.

Lets see now. Is there a difference in school kids and prisoners in a jail or prison? I would suggest that there is. The prisoners live there. It is where WE have determined they will live. Schools are places that while we say kids have to go, the have the freedom to leave at the end of the day. Ther is NO prohibition against a kid saying a silent prayer. NO religion belongs in an educational setting. This is an issue used by conservitive Christians to muddy the waters. IF it were to be suddenlly allowed, what would be the outcry if a group of Muslims were to start indoctronating the Christian kids. I suspect it would not be pretty. It is a non issue as I see it.

Ahhhh...got ya, davie!  As I posted...the Constitution contains no such language and the liberals are the only ones with the agenda of making connections such as you are trying to force on everyone. In fact, try reading what is referred to as the establishment clause. Then tell us, 'ol wise davieboy, what law Congress made that respects an establishment of religion; or prohibits the free exercise thereof,  and how we got from that, to no prayers or bibles in schools, or no pledge of allegiance on court house walls, etc, etc??

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;..."

Clearly, Congress has not made any such law....but liberals are prohibiting the free exercise of it by not allowing kids to exercise their free-will to enjoy religion. Why then, do we have the double standard? (My point you elude, once again!).

Nvisible....I don't see any language in the establishment clause of the Constitution that says anything about where someone lives vs. where someone goes to school as a basis for how rights are to be afforded.

Silent prayer?  So you agree that kids are denied free speech, then, if it must be silent! Thanks for your opinion on what you think belongs in an educational setting. But, I am merely questioning the double standard. You seem to be defending it by some attachment to the Constitution related to where someone lives vs. where someone goes to public school. Why do kids have freedom to leave the school, but they do not have freedom of speech (by your assertion)? Aren't these aforementioned rights afforded to everyone? How is it you can be so selective? (Which is the same double-standard dilema I have presented as a discussion topic; and no one has brought me any conclusive justification as to why it exists.) Why aren't our free kids afforded the same rights terrorist prisoners get?