THE NORTHWEST ORDINANCE and THE RELIGION OF AMERICA

In 1787 the same congress that ratified the Constitution, were the ones that encouraged Religion, morality, and knowledge,being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and the means of education shall forever be encouraged...


Have you read the Northwest Ordinance?

The following is a link to the text. After scrolling down to Article 3 you will see the order of importance listed as Religion, Morality and Knowledge.

http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyame...ance/text.html

As you will see reading the Northwest Ordinance and by reading historical documents and words of the founding fathers, they believed in Religion and morality. The purpose of Seperation of Church and State was not to seperate God from education and government but rather to prevent the government from embracing any one particular religion as has happened historically.

Regarding Religion and Education the question was then naturally asked "whos religion"?

Religion, Morality and Knowledge was the anchor of the American Culture from 1620 to 1936. The Founders did not create rights. They re-discovered them and realized there were no devine right of kings, rights were a gift from God to all men.


Samuel Adams said -"This is the religion of America....

Ben Franklin said "These are the fundamentals of all sound religion.....

Here are the 5 things that all sound religions have in common....

1. There exists a creator who made all things and mankind should recognize and worship him.

2. The creator has revealed a moral code of behavior for happy living which distinguishes right from wrong.

3. The creator holds mankind responsible for the way they treat each other.

4. All mankind live beyond this life.

5.In the next life individuals are judged for their conduct in this one.

These are the uniting principles of morality that were to be taught in schools and was mandated by congress. It was not until the demise of McGuffy Readers that Religion and Morality were abandoned in our schools to be replaced by a content of trivia and amusement.