Religion in government: a plea for our morals and their influence in ou

Hello, I am a God-fearing, love-filled, concerned citizen who is very worried over the slow degradation of morals held in today’s society. In part this horrible condition has come about through the lack of laws restricting the spread of immoral subject matter in television programs and advertisement, the legalization and representation of abortion as a legitimate choice over the welfare of a child and its mother instead of an irreprehensible act of murder, and many other very obvious examples of the our governments lack of legislation to protect the morals of our American families. All of these examples, though rightfully a big reason for any Christian to be concerned there is an argument behind these problems, a cause to the growing moral irresponsibility in our governments procedure. This separation between our legislation and our religious beliefs is based on an argument that the first constitutional amendment which states: â€Å"Congress shall make no laws regarding the establishment of or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.† Was intended to prevent the establishment of laws supportive to religious practices and morals no matter how widely held by the citizenry. And that this is indicative to our country not being founded on Christianity. These arguments, in my humble opinion, are asinine considering the religious backgrounds and beliefs of the framers of this great document. These great men were community leaders, ministers, and above all, Christians. James Madison, regarded by many as the father of the constitution and primary drafter of the first amendment stated in his Memorial and Remonstrance stated, â€Å"Religion†¦[is] the basis and foundation of government. This is not the only example of a founding father in support ... ...ording to Gallup, a well known polling company, just over three quarters of the U.S. population are Christians. To me this means that the majority of citizens are indeed Christian If our government is to function the way it was created to then should our laws not reflect the morals we all share as God fearing Christians? Works Cited *** Charity Wire (N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Nov 2010. http://www.charitywire.com/faith-based.html) **** (Lincoln, Abraham. "Gettysburg Address." Gettysburg, Penn. 19 NOV 1863. Address.) **Eldenmuller, Michael E. "Benjamin Franklin." American Rhetoric.com. AmericanRhetoric.com)., 05 Nov 2010. Web. 15 Nov 2010. *Thomas Jefferson, The Writings of Thomas Jefferson (Washington D. C.: The Thomas Jefferson Memorial Association, 1904), Vol. XIII, p. 292-294. In a letter from John Adams to Thomas Jefferson on June 28, 1813.