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Religion in the Public Sphere
For decades the separation of church and state has been a dividing subject. Most recent topics of this genre include: the lawfulness of displaying the Ten Commandments in a federal building, abolition of religious prayer in public situations, the mention of "under God" in America's pledge of allegiance, and even the use of Christmas in the public sphere because Christian tradition is insinuated. Although solutions to these topics appear complex and difficult, perhaps simple clarification can be found in examining the Constitution of the United States of America, the background of the founding fathers, as well as their desired creation.
Other than two separate references to religion, the United States Constitution does not mention God, Jesus Christ, the Supreme Being, Christianity or any other religion, anywhere in its entirety. The first allusion to religion is found in the First Amendment, which states "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof
" (Bill of Rights 2). To further help the American people understand what was meant by this expression, President Thomas Jefferson asserted in a letter to the Danbury Baptist Association, "that the American people through the First Amendment had erected a wall of separation between church and state'" (qtd in Emick 6). The second reference to religion is found in Article VI, Section III, "
no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under
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the United States." (Constitution 2). To ensure the freedom and eligibility of anyone willing to serve the people of America, the Constitution ensures that anyone is capable of holding office, whether he be godless or god-fearing.
A careful analysis of the Constitution's only two references to religion provides valuable governmental insight. This American document not only fails to show...
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