Explaining Moment of Silence to a Child
Chicago Tribune columnist Dawn Turner Trice - whose daughter is enrolled in an Illinois public school - argues against a mandatory moment of silence "for prayer or silent reflection."
My husband and I had prepped her for Monday by telling her that although religion is paramount in many of our lives, the founding fathers were wise to resist any instinct to impose one religious doctrine on such a diverse society.The God of "In God we trust," "God bless America" and "One nation under God" was not a Christian God, but a non-denominational deity that was bigger than the sectarian parts.
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Let me say that I am not an atheist. I am a Christian and I believe in the power of prayer. But I also believe it is prudent to keep church and state separate. The two already overlap too much at times.