https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/12/23/one-nation-under-god/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 05:02:09 -0400<![CDATA[Activists on both the left and the right tend to forget this irony of the First Amendment: it has been as much a weapon of religious oppression as a safeguard for liberty. In the 19th and early 20th century, when public school teachers read from a Protestant translation of the Bible in class, many Americans saw benign reinforcement of American values. If Catholic parents complained, officials told them that their Roman dogma was their own private concern. The underlying logic here was not religious neutrality.]]>Sun, 23 Dec 2012 18:00:55 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/12/23/one-nation-under-god-n98532