b 1). During those after school meetings a school official needs to be
             present at all times to not only ensure that the club members promote their activities in a
             way that doesn't offend others, but also to prevent adult manipulation (1).
             Many parents and adults consider the uprising of crime and the lowering of
             values in society a result of taking prayers out of schools ("School Prayer..." 1). Public
             schools are thought by many as pagan, anti-Christian, and unbiblical. When Christian
             mother, Nancy McFarland's daughter gave birth to an out-of-wedlock child, she blamed
             libertine teachers for promoting premarital sex (a sin in a Christian's mind). McFarland
             states, "Public schooling is no longer about educating children; it's about destroying their
             minds" (Koerner 54). Children are beginning to feel torn between their parents views,
             and the views that they have. When asked if they felt obligated to believe the same
             beliefs as their parents and peers, the majority of the students surveyed said no. But,
             what does this mean? According to Riley, "Religion should not tear people apart, it
             should bring them together. The students of today should be able to make decisions for
             themselves, and decide what they want. We are taking this 'gift' of choice away from
             our children. We are forcing them to believe what we want them to believe" (Riley 2).
             Several groups have begun to appear, both pro-Christian, and anti-Christian, to
             try to separate church and state. Groups such as Exodus 2000, Rescue 2010, and
             Separation of School and State Alliance have some very far fetched, and unlikely goals.
             Rescue 2010's goal is to "exit" every Christian child from the public school system within
             a decade (by the year 2010). There are currently about twenty-million Christian children
             enrolled in public schools. These grou...