Issue Position: Separation of Church & State or Allowing Children to Pray Anywhere

Issue Position

The ACLU continually files lawsuits, stating it is unconstitutional for local governments to display The Ten Commandments, crosses or the Nativity Scene on public land, as well as children praying, bringing Bibles or even mentioning God in schools. Federal Judges (not Congress) have agreed with them and made these actions illegal.

Congress needs to pass legislation requiring the Attorney General of the United States to intervene on behalf of citizens and local governments in all ACLU lawsuits brought to prevent any of the above. As a "Friend of the Court" the Government must request Federal Judges dismiss all such Cases, because The Constitution clearly states The Federal Government cannot pass laws prohibiting these actions.

The First Amendment states: "Congress shall make no law prohibiting the free exercise of religion". That is very clear. The Founders of our Nation believed God established this great country, and specifically wanted prayer to be involved in Governmental activities. They tried to insure that the Federal Government (including Federal Courts) would never do anything to prevent US Citizens from freely practicing their religious beliefs.

Not only is there no "Separation of Church and State" provided for in the Constitution of the United States, but The First Amendment "wants" The Government involved to prohibit laws restricting our religious freedoms.

Preventing children from praying, reading the Bible and saying God, anywhere (including schools) is a prohibition of the free exercise of their religion, in direct violation of the First Amendment. The same is true of preventing people from displaying the Ten Commandments, the Nativity Scene, or crosses, on public property.

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