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Separation of Church and State

Comment I saw on a blog post: "When I taught school, we had a Tornado warning and had to get under the desks. One 8th grader asked me if he could pray and read his Bible. Another student said "You can't do that in school." My response was "Every student has the right to pray independently, and you may read the Bible during this time if you wish." That child brought God to school with him, and shared his belief as well without infringing on the rights of anyone else. That's what it is all about." Not sure if this is a true story or not, but regardless, THIS right here is what atheism activism fights for.  It isn't as many Christians say, that we are trying to destroy their religion or force them to stop practicing.  Of course we aren't.  I ask you to please stop perpetuating this lie.  At least let me try to spell out what the goal is.  Public schools are  government funded institutions, and there is a separation of church and stat...