Those
who have made a career of trying to drive all vestiges of religion from
the public square, from manger scenes at Christmas to mentioning God in
the Pledge of Allegiance, were not happy when First Lady Melania Trump
recited the Lord’s Prayer at her husband’s rally in Florida. The
tolerant left mocked the accent of a woman and an immigrant who speaks
five languages. They moaned that it was an affront to those who are not
Christian. And they brought out that old canard about the separation of
church and state.
We have not seen such outrage since former Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow took a knee in thanksgiving on the football field, scorned by a liberal elite that applauds the ungrateful Colin Kaepernick refusing to stand during the national anthem. Neither Tim Tebow or Melania Trump by their actions are violating the First Amendment, which guarantees freedom of religion, not freedom from it. As Investor’s Business Daily editorialized those opposed to the free expression of religion and free speech get the establishment clause and church and state thing all wrong:
We have not seen such outrage since former Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow took a knee in thanksgiving on the football field, scorned by a liberal elite that applauds the ungrateful Colin Kaepernick refusing to stand during the national anthem. Neither Tim Tebow or Melania Trump by their actions are violating the First Amendment, which guarantees freedom of religion, not freedom from it. As Investor’s Business Daily editorialized those opposed to the free expression of religion and free speech get the establishment clause and church and state thing all wrong:
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