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

Thank’s Pro for a quick response.Rebuttals“I could say the same for you… it will still favor others.”The word “God” is just a general term among Christianity, as well as other religions to describe the supreme being that created the universe. There are multiple names for God that are used in the many faiths, God is just the most general term. [1]“there are countless more that disadvantage everyone else, especially minorities”Provide a few examples please.“I could easily use the same argument… beliefs.”There is a difference between being unconstitutional and being enforced. I was arguing that it was not against the law for atheists to be elected only in part because it hadn’t been enforced. The part that I wish that I had added was that that law is unconstitutional because the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that to require any religious test was unconstitutional. Torcaso v. Watkins [2] But, again, I did not have the time to post everything that I wanted to, so I apologize if that was unclear.Stein v. OshinskyThe board of Ed. “instituted a policy banning prayers in the public schools even when the opportunity to pray is sought by the students themselves” [3]I understand the ruling against teachers instructing students to recite prayers, but not allowing them to recite prayers even if they wish to do so is a clear overstep on the part of the Courts. Also, you say that you disagree with not allowing children to pray, but you want the “Separation of Church and State” to be more heavily enforced. If it was more heavily enforced, these rulings by the Supreme Court would become the law of the land.“Just like you argued that they law preventing Atheists from holding office haven"t been used,” Mainly because those laws have been ruled unconstitutional, and therefore, void. “you can also say the same for children praying in school.”“Rights enshrined in the U.S. Constitution trump the restriction in the state constitution”Bob Orr [4]This quote outlines the difference between the religious tests and and prayer in school. The Court has ruled that voluntary prayer is unconstitutional. It has also ruled that the religious tests are unconstitutional, making the aforementioned tests void.Link # 6My opponent claims that I “cherry-picked” through this article. It certainly looks like that, but as previously stated, due to my busy weekend, I only skimmed articles, trying to find relevant information, and overlooking anything that didn’t look like that it would help my case. It’s not that I chose to use certain information and leave out the rest, I just did not have the time to address everything.Anyways, regarding the reason that the teacher gave, there is no evidence that the teacher knew that the student had strong personal beliefs about the life of Jesus Christ. For all we know, the student just came up with the topic because it would be interesting to read (which I’ve done with almost ALL of my papers in High school). Here is something to consider: What if there was proof that Jesus of Nazareth actually existed? What if that paper analyzed whether Jesus was who he said he was? There are secular ways to write papers on religious subjects.Link # 7This is just ridiculous. The only thing I used it for was to talk about an actual event that actually happened. I did not derive my arguments from this website. I did not give any statistics from this website. I simply used it to give an example of a student not being able to write a paper about Jesus, in response to pro’s statement “You could even write college reports about the bible too!” I just noticed this, but you have been so focused on public education, yet you say, look we can write about it in college! Yes, that is because we have 2441 private institutions across the US. So writing college papers has nothing to do with the debate. [5] And yes I know it is not the most up-to-date information, but it is the closest thing I could find. Anyways, to call into question Link 7 is basically calling into question the occurrence of the event.Questions you asked me:“It sounds just like… against Atheism.)”Make a straw-man of me why don’t you? You never asked id I thought that Christians were persecute in the US. Also, I never said that Christians were persecuted in the US, I simply said that they were somewhat persecuted. Not to mention, there are many Christians that believe that there are "actual Christians", those who claim to be Christians, and those who are not. Also, the Crusades have nothing to do with our current debate. And no, I do not want to “make a point against Atheism”. My goal is not to make Atheism look bad. And if I wanted to “make a point against Atheism,” I would have started a debate entitled “Resolved: God Exists.”“If we were to allow Christian beliefs... and much more.)”Ok, let’s look at your logic here: The Bible says it, therefore Christian’s believe it.This is not necessarily true. Christians do not believe that Slavery is right. Christians do not believe murder is right. Christians do not believe is right, though many believe that it is justifiable. Christians do not practice animal sacrifice. Mindless Submission? Last I checked, I believed that humans free will. Incest? Last I checked, the Bible denounced Incest: “Cursed be anyone who lies with his sister, whether the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother.” - Deuteronomy 27:22“Cursed be anyone who lies with his mother-in-law.” - Deuteronomy 27:23Homophobia? Last I checked, I had a few homosexual friends, I simply do not believe with their decisions.Christian Beliefs Already intertwined with our Government:"You shall not kill" (Murder)"You shall not steal""You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor." (Lying in court)Just to name a few of them. "taking away a women"s choice in what she does with her body is wrong, period.)"So it's our right to kill a developing baby, gotcha.As far as using religious arguments, have you taken a look at my debates? I have done two or three gay marriage debates and I didn't use a religious argument either time. "Why do you feel the need to force a religion"s agenda on all the people of this nation?" Well, it is what all Christians are called to do."Therefore go and make disciples of all nations..." -Matthew 28:19Not to mention, I could ask you the same question since apparently, Atheism is a religion now. Sources:1) https://www.google.com... 2)https://supreme.justia.com...3)http://openjurist.org...4) http://www.citizen-times.com...5)http://www.infoplease.com... I am glad to see this debate coming to a close with the next round being the easiest: Conclusions.Back to you, Pro.