One of the most controversial topics that causes debates and arguments among even the most silent of Americans is the subject of separation of Church and State. Everyone has an opinion on it and several ideas as to what the United States should do concerning the government and a church’s influence on it. Currently, as most know, the United States has a strong stance on separation of church and state following Thomas Jefferson’s statement "I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should 'make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,' thus building a wall of separation between Church & State.” There are hundreds of upsides
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Though the United States has always had discrimination and likely always will, the government won’t discriminate against a person due to their religious background. For example, certain religious organizations such as the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) blatantly discriminate against people’s rights to provisions and contraception due to their religious beliefs. They believe that those who aren’t apart of the same religion don’t deserve the same opportunity to provisions and contraception. If they get their way, hard working families won’t be able to afford contraception and more children will grow up in poverty. This is where separation of Church and State comes into play. “A broad spectrum of organizations has come together as the Coalition for Liberty & Justice because, as both secular and religious groups, we oppose efforts by conservative religious advocates to restrict individuals' ability to access a wide variety of services under the banner of religious freedom.” (“Religion and Politics Must Remain Separate to Preserve Religious Liberty”) Everyone, despite what their beliefs may be, is given the same chance. The misrepresentation of true religious freedom doesn’t affect their …show more content…
One of the major downsides is that schools don’t teach the ideas of creationism and intelligent design alongside evolution. The United States may have religious freedom but shouldn’t keep religion out of school entirely because it keeps students from learning about another culture and possibly more of their own. It’s akin to communist countries not teaching their students properly about capitalism. Teaching students about religions not only teaches them about another culture’s beliefs, but also gives them their own chance to decide their own beliefs and what they want to worship. “Satoshi Kanazawa argues that creationism and intelligent design should be taught alongside evolution in schools in order to allow the ideas to compete fairly and openly.” (“Mr. Dawkins, Tear Down This
Though the United States has always had discrimination and likely always will, the government won’t discriminate against a person due to their religious background. For example, certain religious organizations such as the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) blatantly discriminate against people’s rights to provisions and contraception due to their religious beliefs. They believe that those who aren’t apart of the same religion don’t deserve the same opportunity to provisions and contraception. If they get their way, hard working families won’t be able to afford contraception and more children will grow up in poverty. This is where separation of Church and State comes into play. “A broad spectrum of organizations has come together as the Coalition for Liberty & Justice because, as both secular and religious groups, we oppose efforts by conservative religious advocates to restrict individuals' ability to access a wide variety of services under the banner of religious freedom.” (“Religion and Politics Must Remain Separate to Preserve Religious Liberty”) Everyone, despite what their beliefs may be, is given the same chance. The misrepresentation of true religious freedom doesn’t affect their …show more content…
One of the major downsides is that schools don’t teach the ideas of creationism and intelligent design alongside evolution. The United States may have religious freedom but shouldn’t keep religion out of school entirely because it keeps students from learning about another culture and possibly more of their own. It’s akin to communist countries not teaching their students properly about capitalism. Teaching students about religions not only teaches them about another culture’s beliefs, but also gives them their own chance to decide their own beliefs and what they want to worship. “Satoshi Kanazawa argues that creationism and intelligent design should be taught alongside evolution in schools in order to allow the ideas to compete fairly and openly.” (“Mr. Dawkins, Tear Down This