Ogre, of Ogre’s Politics and Views (yea, the horizontal blog), had a little something to say about church and state recently:
Did you know that the VERY FIRST Act of the first Continental Congress in 1774 was a motion to pause for a prayer? The motion passed (obviously) and it was actually a Jewish prayer that was read — Psalm 35.
On December 11, 1776, The newly formed United States Congress invited states to celebrate a national day of fasting and humiliation to beg God’s pardon for the actions of the people of the new country.
George Washington ORDERED soldiers to begin each day with a public prayer.
During the Jefferson administration, the largest church service in the country was held in the U.S. Capital Building.
Prayer was a there at the birth of our nation — more specifically, of our government. So, the next time one of your buddies from the ACLU or Americans United for Separation of Church and State plays that old Establishment Clause song, you can educate them — and might as well pray for them to boot.
Ogre’s post was part of the weekly STOP THE ACLU Blogburst, held every Thursday.
Hat Tip: NIF
Originally posted 24 June 2005 at TMH’s Bacon Bits
You have cited only a few instances.
BTW, the idea separation of church and state refers to no establishment of a state religion. We cannot be taxed and watch our tax dollars flow into the national treasury.
The Founding Fathers never intended that there should be no public expressions of faith.
But we’ll never hear the ACLU admit any of the above facts. Meanwhile, our children are being taught in the public-school system what amounts to ACLU ideology.