If you could go back in time and ask the Framers just one question to clarify meaning, what would it be, and why is the answer important today?"

If I could go back in time, I would ask the Framers of the Constitution to clarify the First Amendment of the Constitution, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof ..." My question would be: Did you intend to prohibit praying or the utterance of God's name in our public schools or public gatherings? I think this clarification is important today because of the ambiguous messages being …

…Faith in public areas is politically incorrect. Our Founding Fathers came here for Religious Freedom. It is believed that the separation of Church and State concept is basic to our Country's founding. Does this mean that the Government will not make any religion a National religion or was the intent meant to prevent the mention of God's name in public arenas? How I wish I could have had the opportunity to ask our Founding Fathers!