Should Separation of Church and State be more Heavily Enforced? (US)

Rebuttals“Yeah… intercom of schools every morning.”I think you missed my point here. I was saying that the phrase “Under God” reinforced the Founder’s idea that the government could not take away someone’s rights, not necessarily that a god exists (that’s for another debate). The pledge was not made by the government, it was written by Francis Bellamy.[1] Congress merely adopted it in 1942. [2]“It isn"t even that society will fall… actually taking it away.”If you don’t like the words in the Pledge, then don't recite it. The US Supreme Court ruled that it is unconstitutional to force someone, students in particular, to recite the Pledge. [3] So if you are being forced to recite the Pledge in School, just tell them that it’s unconstitutional to force you to do so, according to the Supreme Court.“There are states where Atheists can"t even run for office… boundaries?”Is that why atheist Cecil Bothwell won an election in North Carolina? When he won, opponents attempted to invoke this law to prevent him from having his seat on a city council, but failed. [4] There are plenty of laws that are still “in the books” but are not enforced. For instance, I found one in Memphis, Tennessee that say that women are not allowed to drive by themselves, and that “a man must walk or run in front of the vehicle, waving a red flag in order to warn approaching pedestrians and motorists.”[5]“Also they are discriminated against when it comes to child custody… those were the only factors to go into this.”I could make the very same case for Christians, that they are being persecuted:Freedoms of speech and press are guaranteed to students unless the topic is religious, at which point such speech becomes unconstitutional. Stein v. Oshinsky, 1965; Collins v. Chandler Unified School Dist., 1981In a high-school class in Tennessee, students were required to write a research paper. Despite being allowed to write about reincarnation, witchcraft, and the occult, because student Brittney Settle chose to write her paper about the life of Jesus, her teacher gave her a zero. [6]A teacher at Cerro Gordo Elementary School in North Carolina assigned a paper about who the students looked up to as their heroes. Ryleigh Watts told her teacher that she wanted to write about Jesus Christ and her teacher promptly told her no. [7]A teacher from Memphis told her student that she was not allowed to write about God being her idol. [8]And that is just in school.“They have consistently conflicting beliefs… add to the case.”Ah, but they did agree on the US being a Christian nation (See my Round 1 argument).“what is best for our country” is subjective, hence people having different political ideologies. Also, being “Socially acceptable” does not mean that something is right. For example, slavery was socially acceptable at one point, but we now believe it to be wrong.“If one person has the right to life their own life the way they see fit, why shouldn"t a minority? There is a connection.”If I have this inherent right to live as I think I should, then why am I not living it up in some mansion that sits on hundreds of acres of land somewhere deep in the mountains with a new Jeep Wrangler? (Just a dream of mine)“Property. I can just refuse to sell a home to a minority I don"t like. Gee, great.”I concede this point.“First of all, there is nothing unconstitutional about a child praying in school.”Then why did the court say it was? Reed v. van Hoven, 1965. [9]____________________________________________________________________________Answer to your questions:1) I believe it Necessary to have Christianity and Government connected. But only to a certain point.2) Yes, to some degree.3) I believe it to be wrong. (Again, that is for another debate)I apologize for such a short round. I do not have much time this weekend.Sources:1) http://www.ushistory.org... 2) http://www.pbs.org...3) https://www.law.cornell.edu...4) http://www.alternet.org...5) https://ww2.harford.edu...6) http://articles.latimes.com...7) http://www.westernjournalism.com...8) http://wreg.com...9) Myth of Separation, David Barton