Paul Harvey's take on prayer in public/Xmas (In general, a "freedom of speech" topic)

Here is the basic misunderstanding of the first amendment. To understand it you must know where the founding fathers were comming from. They were searching for religeous freedom from a country that had a state sponsored religeon. There intent was that:1. Congress ... The last time a checked a school member or student at a football game is not a congressman!!2. shall make no law ... again saying a prayer is far from making a law!!3. respecting the establishment of a religion ... No one is saying that from this point on everyone has to become a member of the local baptist church under penalty of law because a baptist person said a prayer at a football game.4. or prohibiting the free exercise thereof ... Here is the big one that most people who quote seperation of church and state miss!! A person praying at a game is not establishing a state or Federal religeon, thus not against the constitution, but prohibiting prayer is prohibiting the free exercise thereof, and should be a violation of the constitution!!

I don't know? Why dont you understand it? I think, like the first ammendment, this also says Again if I am right a faculty member or student, by praying, are not making any laws. If anything someone says is "making a law" I would sure like to know that bacause I could think of some great laws I would like to speak. I am a public high school teacher after all. Maybe while I'm at it, and since I'm making laws, I could get the same insurance benefits as congressman. If so let me know.

By reading the entire thing instead of a chosen part out of context. because that's how misinterpretations, such as you are making, happen.Lets read the whole part in context. When taken in context this clearly says the state can't deny any persons equal protection under the law. I think the state implies our elected officials who legislate law. No laws are being broken, written, or enforced, No one is mandated to participate, therefore it shouldn't fall under the 14th amendment.