Reply #13: wow...where to begin!!?

[bonzotex]

If you want to do a LTTE keep it short and sweet. This whole thing could be torn to pieces easily but I'd just stick with the paragraph:

"Somewhere along the line, the Supreme Court decided that prayer in public schools was illegal. Separation of church and state apparently trumps First Amendment rights of free speech.....etc...

That whole paragraph is full of right wing Christian nonsense. Pick one part and use it to demonstrate why this guy: (pick one)

a) is an idiot (ridicule him in a funny way)
b) doesn't understand US history or the Constitution (cite quotes, examples)
c) doesn't understand logical argument (point out a logical fallacy, there's plenty!)
d) is looking for repression where none exists (refute his whole premise)

some points to use:

Prayer in public school is not illegal, it's just illegal for the school to lead or endorse it.

Separation of Church and State was a passionately stated goal of the founders, and even though the Constitution doesn't say the words "Separation of Church and State" anywhere it also doesn't say "God" anywhere.

Nobody is placing 10,000 lb bronze graven images of Bill Clinton's book in Courthouses.

Having someone else's religion forced on you through the law of your County, State or Nation is pretty damn offensive to a lot of people, especially if you don't share that belief.

"Requiring a classroom of kids to be silent out of respect for their peers and their decisions to pray (or not) is tolerance in action." ...is not illegal, just retarded, a waste of valuable class time and not the issue.

Have fun!