The piece in the New York Times brings many questions to light as to what the founding fathers really meant by the separation of church and state. The authors shows both sides of the argument well. Here he states there are many well educated people on both sides of this debate.
Many people believe there must be complete separation of the two institutions. Though how can there be without discrimination happening to those who believe. I do not believe that one can speak of their values without them being based in something. If you are a religious person, your values are going to be based in your church. How then do you separate the two?
This issue is interesting to me also because we have chosen to send our child to private school. Our religious beliefs are so important and such a central part of our lives that we do not want our children to grow up with a world view that is to be void of the beliefs we hold near to us.
The author was able to catch my attention because most pieces I have found say there must be complete separation, not just a "wall of separation." This article is written for those of us who believe there is room for "church" in the "state."
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