"Church vs. State" The first amendment of the constitution states that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." In a society, which has become so cravenly politically correct, the idea of a separation between church and state has been transformed into a battle between church versus state. Madalyn O'Hair made it her personal vendetta to ensure that the United States government would never be influenced by …showed first 75 words of 645 total…

…showed last 75 words of 645 total…Atheism was a religion to achieve tax exempt status and then fought to force the tenants of her religion on the educational system, which is hypocritical of her. Both O'Hair and the host made some vary convincing arguments, however, in the end they were forced to agree to disagree. Regardless of who is right or wrong, it will be a long time before the issue of the separation of church and state will be resolved.