Church and State
Date Submitted: 03/20/2004 16:02:47
It is unconstitutional for local state or federal governments to favor one religion over another? Government can show favoritism toward religion by displaying religious symbols in public places at taxpayer expense, by sponsoring events like Christmas concerts, caroling, or by supporting the teaching of religious ideas. It appears the United States government has had a history of favoring Christianity.
The United States government's favoritism of Christianity is a clear violation of the First Amendment. This
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say that it is unconstitutional for government to favor Christianity over other religions, including Atheism. Instead of using tax dollars to decorate the streets for the holidays, the money could be used for other things like purchasing playground equipment or helping the homeless. Also, students could play music that has no religious meaning to please every belief or have no music at all. This way, government would be prevented from favoring one religion over another.
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