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Originally Posted by Aramike
I can conceed the point of not having religious imagery on places such as courthouses, although I do not believe such imagery is representative of anything but the basis of the majority who wrote the law.
However, I find the line crossed when groups attempt to ban personal prayer in schools, prevent the president from mentioning God in the Oath of Office, etc.
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I have no problems with people praying in school, as long as participation is voluntary, and they do not make a nuisance of themselves. (Find an area where you can gather and do it, don't do it in the middle of a hallway when people are trying to pass.) I also have no problem if someone wishes to say "So help me God" after an oath, so long as they do so of their own free will. If you force someone to swear an oath to a god they do not believe in, does that make their oath any more binding?
The key part here is that people are participating in these actions of their own will, not because the majority passed a law saying they had to do it.
Fun fact of history: The Pledge of Allegiance was written by a Baptist minister. He didn't see a need to mention God in it. He also happened to be a socialist.