Pilgrims came to America in the 1700's seeking religious freedom. They were on a pilgrimage to settle in a place where they were not mandated to worship a certain religion. Pilgrims came to America in order to escape from the government's strict control, and to start their own nation. The leaders of the new nation decided that the nation would be a republic. A republic is where the people have a vote, unlike a monarchy where one person has the majority of control. As the people, they had founding fathers who set rules and set regulations to get this great country on it's feet to become the greatest nation in the world.The American government and American citizens are trying to push God further out of the nation, however God should never be …show more content…
The majority of the nation is a religious people, and taking away their right to say "One nation under God" would violate religious freedom (Head). It would also violate freedom of speech (TheFree). The government is not forcing any non believer to pray in school, or to say the pledge. They leave it all up to the choice of the individual. Therefore the citizens who are faithful are still able to carry out their faith. Taking away the right to express the citizens faith would completely go against the first …show more content…
When citizens pray in school God rewards them (TheFree). School prayer promotes wonderful citizenship, and also leads to increased tolerance (“What”). Having prayer in schools also teaches morals. Morals cannot be taught properly without religion (“Ten”). George Washington said that all students must learn the religion of Jesus Christ (“What”). America is and always has been one of the worlds strongest supporters of houses of worship (Sherrow). When taking away prayer in schools you would once again be violating the rights of Americans, and as stated before the government should not go against the majority of the people in a democracy. Taking away school prayer also goes against the establishment clause. The establishment clause states that congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise