I don’t think that anyone can say that civility is not rooted in the rules of morality; which originated from the morals taught in the Bible. In my life time, I have observed that civility in is losing ground; and a country can’t stand without a strong moral foundation.
According to Webster’s Dictionary the definition of Civility is: “Polite, reasonable, and respectful behavior;” and the definition of Civilities: “Polite actions and words.”
Perhaps, civility is deteriorating because people are unaware that America was founded on Christian values found in the Bible; furthermore, civility is deeply rooted in the rules of morality; our country’s morals originated and were taught from the Bible.
Perhaps we can take this a step further; and say that the reason for the deterioration of civility in our society is the government’s involvement in removing God from all public places, schools, courthouses, community centers, public buildings and generally anywhere the government sends public funds. An example is the Ten Commandments being removed from our court houses and schools.
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Now we deny our children the knowledge of where those laws came from; the knowledge, that the Bible was the foundation by which our Constitution was created.
I believe it is important that people are aware that the Supreme Court has ruled that teaching about religion and using the Bible in the classroom as historical curriculum is allowed; However, worship is not allowed. The Supreme Court stated in Stone vs. Graham, that "the Bible may constitutionally be used in an appropriate study of history, civilization, ethics, comparative religion, or the like.” I think that schools have decided not to teach the Bible, because they are concerned that anti-religious groups will disrupt their schools with lawsuits and