There has been a great deal of confusion concerning the phrase "wall of separation between church and state." Even Supreme Court justices have misinterpreted it.

First of all, the phrase is from a letter Thomas Jefferson wrote to the Danbury Baptist Assoc. of Danbury, CT after he was elected president. (It has nothing to do with the 1st Amendment.) After Jefferson was elected president, the Danbury Baptist Assoc. wrote to Jefferson about their concern that the Baptists would face discrimination. Jefferson wrote to them, using the phrase "wall of separation between church and state" to assure them that the federal government would not interfere with their religious practices. Also, the letter was a private letter and as such, is not binding on the federal government nor on subsequent presidents. It certainly does not attach itself to the Constitution. The Federal judiciary, including the Supreme Court, has violated their constitutional authority when ruling against Christianity - it does not have the authority to interpret the Constitution's meaning or intent, it can only interpret laws enacted by Congress.

To all who claim secularism, and public schools, do not discriminate against Christianity: It is discriminatory for a school to suspend a student for drawing a picture that contains a Christian theme; It is discriminatory for the ACLU or anyone else to force the removal of Christian symbols from public venues (the Constitution does not afford you any protections from being offended); it is particularly discriminatory every time the ACLU files a lawsuit against public expression of Christianity but refuses to do the same against Islamic schools which do teach Islamic theology; It is discriminatory to prohibit the Boys Scouts from using public facilities when those same facilities are allowed to be used by any other private group – the 1st Amendment also guarantees the “right to peaceably assemble.” One final point: The 1st Amendment states “Congress shall pass no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” The first part was intended to prevent Congress from establishing a national religion, the second part is self-explanatory.