The First Amendment and How to Address the Separation of Church and StateIs it unconstitutional for local, state, or federal governments to favor one religion over another? The government may show favoritism toward religion by displaying religious symbols in public places at taxpayer expense, sponsoring events such as Christmas concerts, caroling, supporting the teaching of religious ideas, or even supporting the teaching of creationism in public schools. The US government appears to have had a history of abetting Christianity. The U.S. government's favoritism toward Christianity is a clear violation of the First Amendment. This amendment states that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." There is another reference to religion in Article 6, Section 3. This clause states that "the United States and the several States shall be bound by oath or affirmation to support this Constitution, but no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification for any office or public administration". trust under the United States" (http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.billofrights.html). For the purposes of this article I will focus on the aforementioned establishment of religion in the First Amendment. The influence of religion on humanity can be traced back to the earliest records of history. Since colonial times, the protection of personal liberties in the United States has been of considerable importance (Klinker, 1991: 109). because the delegates of the Convention believed that individual rights were not in danger and would be protected by the states. However, the lack… of paper… is still the driving force of our government daily by the Bill of Rights and acts which Congress is prohibited from amending Bibliography: Bibliography Grunes, Rodney A. (Fall 1989), "Creationism, the Courts, and the First Amendment," in Journal of Church and State, 456-86 Klinker. , Philip A. (1991). The history of the American heritage of the Bill of Rights. Silver Burdett Press. Rawle, William. http://www.constitution.org/wr/rawle_10.htmRuse, Michael. (1988). But is it science? Buffalo, New York: Prometheus Books. Scott, Eugenie C. (July 1994). The fight for schools. Natural History10-13.Witt, Elder (1988). The Supreme Court and personal rights. Washington DC: Second edition, Congressional Quarterly Inc. www.house.gov/Constitution/Ammend.html