A Guide to the School Prayer & Religious Liberty Debate

by David Barton

Publisher:

Wallbuilders

, 1995

Overview

With a divine mandate to train a child “in the way he should go,” education is one of the great responsibilities of today’s parent. American courts and schools once supported this mandate, accepting the moral training of our youth. The school day could begin with a prayer and Bible reading; discipline had meaning; religious holidays were respected; there was “free exercise” with “no establishment.” Confusion was minimal. Those days have vanished. This divine mandate now encounters the resistance of confusing and contradictory court decisions that are used to secularize the education process. The First Amendment is now interpreted by a “Lemon Test” where religion must be secular, an “Endorsement Test” in search of a mythical, religious neutrality, and a “Psychological Coercion Test” under which a sole religious dissenter can rule the majority. Why has the First Amendment become so confusing? The Supreme Court answers. In their own words, they are now “a national theology board,” “a super board of education,” and amateur psychologists on a “psycho-journey.” The results? Americans are experiencing a distinct religious censorship and even overt religious hostility. Yet, there is now an opportunity for our religious liberties to be restored, and for constitutional clarity and consistency to replace judicial confusion and contradiction. Are you aware of this progress? Are you involved in the process? A Guide to the School Prayer Debate will help you understand not only the issues but also the national imperative to honor the divine mandate.

Product Details

• Title: A Guide to the School Prayer & Religious Liberty Debate
• Author: David Barton
• Publisher: Wallbuilders
• Print Publication Date: 1995
• Logos Release Date: 2007
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Prayer in the public schools › Law and legislation--United States; Freedom of religion › United States
• Resource ID: LLS:GDESCHLPRYR
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-12T03:25:46Z

About David Barton

David Barton is the founder of WallBuilders, an organization which supports the reunification of church and state. In his writing Barton expresses the view that the United States was founded as a specifically Christian nation, which the majority of historians disagree with.