A Comparison Of George Washington's Separation Of Church And State?

On April 30, 1789, George Washington became the United Stated of America first president. When he took the oath he asked that the Bible be opened to Deuteronomy 28 and after the oath he added, “So help me God.” (1)This is only one example in my opinion of how I believe our nation was founded on Christian principles. The nation’s capital is filled with religious monuments and religious imagery yet, we as a nation look to these structures as a political homage.

Washington D.C., our nation’s capital, is famous for the historical monuments and buildings such as the U.S, Capitol Building, The Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, the Jefferson Memorial, and The Supreme Court. All of these building hold political and religious value. Each building symbolizes and gives tribute to the Bible through either quote, religious symbols, and scriptures such as “God we Trust” which is in the House of Chambers. On each on the building that I have name religion has found its way on to these state buildings.

“In God We Trust,” is a quote that I

The phrase is used as a way to explain the First Amendment to the Constitution which states, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” (3) The first Amendment could not be any more important in this day and time. In the present day, our nation lives in the social media era, where everyone has something to say. Just recently in 2015 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that it was unconstitutional to ban gay marriages Ohio case, Obergefell v. Hodges. (4) The Supreme Court ruling that allows same-sex couples do have the right to marry is another example of separation of church and