Wow what a mess of views! When I said they took God out of the schools, I meant that they took "the choice" of someone praying or saying the pledge of allegiance "Under God". In the last few years, a small group of non-believers have tried to take our rights away-the right the do these things. I just think we should all have the same rights. I am not trying to force anything on anyone and they shouldn't try to take my prayer or my pledge away from me, my children and grandchildren. It's supposed to be a free country. Why should a small group get to tell everyone else what to do? They don't have to pray or say the pledge if they don't want to. It's THEIR CHOICE. And no, I don't want the churches running the state. That would be a mess because there are so many of them with so many views. By the way, I would also like to know what "contradictions" there are in the Bible, Big Jim? I would like to see at least one example. Also, there would not be so many "religious faiths" if everyone followed the Bible and the Bible only. I can see why some people get fed up with "religion" because so many people abuse it or are hypocrites, as some of you said. But I can't live my life based on how "other people" live. I have to try to live my life the way God says to in the Bible. It is my instruction manual. You know what happens when you don't follow the instructions, guys. LOL

a.k.a. Ladynred