(05-31-2022, 09:26 AM)The Drifter Wrote: I think I'm going to answer my own question I posed here. The answer to the question should be self evident and right in front of our faces. You see, back in the 1950's and even in to the 1960's, we still allowed the concept of God in our schools which gave us a sense of morality. We stressed good citizenship and a love of our country, and like JFK once said, "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country". The concept that the individual would be held acountable for their actions was in full force back. then. But somewhere along trhe way, we either lost, or had these basic principles taken away from us by various liberal individuals or groups. And thus began the downfall of our once great, and proud nation.

Many people have said the same thing over the years. 
But if you look back on where public schooling became less religious and where even the pledge of allegiance became optional, it was minority religious groups who sued and brought these changes.
Only later did many individuals decide not to identify with a religion at all.  Only later do we see the emergence of the "nones".  
These types of instruction and prayer would be just as oppressive to the kids of religious minorities today as they were then.  
And with so many "nones" out there, there is even less will to ignore that fact than there was back then.

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