In as much as we cannot force religion and should not force religion on one another, we cannot allow others to force their non-belief on us.

In the example of Alabama. For a judge to be disbarred for refusing to take the Ten Commandments out of his court room is an utter sham on this nation. The only ones that should have had the right to have him taken off of the bench he sat on is the people that he served. If they had wanted him off the bench they could have done so by a vote. Just like anyone else who serves the public. Anyone with even a shred of common sense would at the very least regardless of believing whether or not the Ten Commendments are from God people should know these basic rules and follow these for everyones sake. Just the simplicity of basic human decency would sure go a long ways towards people treating each other with a bit of respect. It could not hurt the crime rate either.

For a anyone to be chastised and punished for praying in school or giving a speech when they were given the podium that includes their faith is abuse by those who believe they can control the faith and spirit of others.

Of men I have known who fought in the second World war, the Korean war and the Vietnam war they held tight each and every day they were under fire, in camps as prisoners, marched in to free those in the concentration camps and those that laid bleeding from the battles to defend freedom to freely worship and believe as each of us do in matter of personal choice.

For those who do not believe in God let them be for it is their choice and on themselves not I.

Not one should give an inch for that which our forefathers, our freinds, our family and those of our own generation that have died and suffered for. The freedom of our children and grandchildren and our grandchildrens children to be able to have faith and belief in the one and only one God that they put their trust in. The ability to be able to carry their scriptures with them as they so desire each and every day regardless of their religion.

Growing up all I could carry was a small pocket Bible that I could barely read the small print in it to school. I was not allowed to take it out of my pocket in school. The teachers would have gasped had I asked to use any of the Bible stories as any one of my reading projects. Is it to much to ask public schools to allow children to be able to read from books of faith at school? I remember we had to read so many books per semester. What is so awful about letting our children study fom the Bible for reading credits?