Monday is Constitution Day

This coming Monday September 17 is Constitution Day, a great day to think about the rights and freedoms we enjoy in America. Next week, public schools all over the country are legally required to teach something, anything, about the U.S. Constitution.

The recent survey by the First Amendment Center illustrates how Americans view the Constitution and our rights. Among the results:

- 55% believe the Constitution established a Christian nation. (75% among Republicans and evangelicals)

- 50% support using the Bible as a text in history class.

- 28% say constitutional protection of religion does not extend to extreme or fringe groups

- 74% would ban students from wearing a T-shirt with a message or picture that might be offensive

- 42% would ban musicians from singing lyrics with an offensive message

- 34% say the press has too much freedom

- 37% believe the press should not be allowed to freely criticize the U.S military about its strategy and performance

Gene Policinski, vice president and executive director of the First Amendment Center commented, “To me the results of this year’s survey endorse the idea of more and better education for young people — our nation’s future leaders — about our basic freedoms.”

Rights Boy couldn’t agree more.