Test Your IQ on The 'Separation Of Church And State'

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Test Your IQ on the Separation of Church and State

Are you familiar with the complexities surrounding the separation of church and state? This quiz delves into real-life scenarios, historical facts, and constitutional principles that shape this important issue in society.

Challenge yourself with questions that cover:

Theistic evolution vs. creationism
Religious freedom and legal implications
Public education and religious expressions
Influence of religion in politics

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After several warnings and mediations over a two year span, a biology teacher at a Christian Academy had been fired for teaching a theistic-evolution theory in class. Choose the best response:

A Christian Academy would be an autonomous religious, private institution and has every right to ensure that the teachers employed are not disseminating theories or doctrines that run counter to their particular religious set of beliefs.

Theistic-evolution theory is just as valid as Creationism. It is just a theory that suggests that God took millions, perhaps billions, of years to create the earth and its' inhabitants compared to a mere six days. God still gets the credit. A teacher shouldn't be fired because of that.

Christian Academy or not, students should be given a choice over matters of faith.

This is offensive to the profession of teaching.

In the country of Pakistan, a Christian mother of five children was convicted for blasphemy against the prophet Muhammad. She was on death row for this religious crime since 2010. In 2018, her case was appealed and overturned. Based on this true account, which statement is most true?

This woman must have done something worse than insult a prophet to end up in prison on death row.

Pakistan is full of religious extremists and is nothing like the United States, so there are no implications for us.

The Constitution of Pakistan establishes Islam as the state religion. This Constitution also states that all laws are to conform with the injunctions of Islam as laid down in the Quran and Sunnah. Thus, if you violate a law of Islam, you have also broken a state law and would be subject to prosecution.

None of the above.

In March of 2018, an education bill signed into law by Gov. Rick Scott included a mandate that all public schools in the state of Florida must display four words: "In God We Trust" in each building. Choose the correct answer.

Our children are trusting in everything but God. Having the words, "In God We Trust" can only help. This was the right thing to do.

By extension, public schools are part of the government. A mandate for a religious statement or belief is clearly a violation of the government favoring or respecting an establishment of religion--- which is embodied in the first clause of the First Amendment.

The state of Florida should let each public school decide if they want to have those words in their buildings. The government shouldn't force it, neither should they prohibit the free exercise of thereof.

Having four words "In God We Trust" is not respecting any religious establishment. Everyone believes in God anyway- whether they want to acknowledge or not.

"One Nation Under God...." Please choose the correct response regarding this phrase.

This phrase is in our Constitution and in our Declaration of Independence.

"Under God" went through a rather long metamorphosis of sponsorships and resolutions. During the Cold War era, many Americans wanted to distinguish the United States from the state atheism promoted by Marxist-Leninist countries, a view that led to support for the words "under God" to be added to the Pledge of Allegiance. During President Eisenhower's time in office, the phrase "under God" was incorporated into the Pledge of Allegiance on June 14, 1954, by a Joint Resolution of Congress.

Actually, it should be "One Nation Under A Groove..."

This is not a separation of church and state issue.

The Johnson Amendment is a provision in the U.S. Tax code, since 1954, that prohibits all 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations, ranging from charitable foundations to universities and churches, from campaigning for, endorsing or opposing political candidates. For example, if churches violate this law, they put their tax exempt status in jeopardy. T of F

True

False

Students in public schools have the individual right to pray, read, or study religious material, and even wear religious clothing or symbols. Which statement is most true?

So long as the praying and studying of religious material, and Bible group studies are not teacher led, not disruptive, and not during class time; students have every right to practice and express their religion even in public schools.

Students have the right to express their religion in school only if it is of the Christian persuasion.

Students should be allowed to say a public prayer over the loud speaker, to set the tone for the day-- which will deter others from delinquency.

All of the above.

Which statement is FALSE regarding Sunday Blue Laws in America?

In early America, Sunday Blue Laws *mandated* church attendance every Sunday, and prohibited or restricted labor, travel, commerce, and the sale of alcohol.

Sunday Blue Laws is a thing of the past. There is no concern here, because no one is trying to force anyone to attend church or comply with a religious rule.

Historically, the U.S. Supreme Court has held Sunday Blue Laws as constitutional citing secular bases such as securing a day of rest for mail carriers, as well as protecting workers and families, in turn promoting societal stability.

On November 13, 2021, at the ReAwaken America tour, Donald Trump's former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, made the following statement: “If we are going to have one nation under God, which we must, we have to have one religion. One nation under God, and one religion under God.” T of F

True

False

"Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legislative powers of government reach actions only, and not opinions, I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should "make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof," thus building a wall of separation between church and State." Choose the best answer.

A) This is an excerpt of a letter written to the Baptists in Danbury, Conn., in 1802 by, Thomas Jefferson, one of the founding fathers of the U.S. Constitution and third President of the United States,

B) The separation of church and state is one of the big reasons why there is so much moral degradation in our country.

C) The wall of separation between church and state pertains to both sides. The government is not to make laws favoring, sponsoring, or respecting any religion or sectarian beliefs. At the same time, the government is not to prohibit an individual's right to believe and practice one's faith or religion according to the dictates of their conscience.

D) Both A and C.

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