Must Religion Be Completely Excluded From Schools? Yes according to the Supreme Court ruling of Lemon vs. Kurtzman, religion must be excluded from the nation's public schools. On June 28, 1973, the Supreme Court mandated that all education was to be divided into secular and sacred. By this act in conjunction with the 1963 Abington Township Case separation of church and state, prayer and bible reading has been taken out of public schools.
             Religion and school go hand-in-hand, taking it out of schools is causing irreparable damage to our kids and the future of America, by taking away their foundation of morals. What began in the 1960's as taking state mandated prayer out of schools became in the 1970's taking religion out of schools with the ruling of Lemon vs. Kurtzman. The impact that this ruling makes upon the schools of our great nation can't be measured. For proof, simply catch a 5:30 news segment on your local TV station. Three kids have been killed on or in school grounds during the past week!
             The founders of our great nation are turning over in their graves right now. The early history of our country and the attitudes of our early presidents showed great respect for the Bible and for religion. Take a look at George Washington, when he prayed that God "would most graciously be pleased to dispose us allto do justice, to love and to show mercy, and to demand ourselves with that charit, humility, and pacific temper of mind, which were the characteristics of the Divine Author of our blessed religion, and without humble imitation of his example we can never hope to be a happy nation." He preached that this nation depends on God and the principles God teaches; yet now these principles cannot be taught in the public school system. When Washington took the oath of office as president he said, "I swear so help me God." Every President since
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