The idea of religion has faced many challenges in becoming part of every day societal life. One of the biggest debates over religion was about whether it should be involved in public education. Many people were in favor of religious influences over public education. However, this idea is so odd because of how diverse America is. America is full of many different religions, and is said to be one of the most free countries in the world, so how could anyone choose one religion to influence a whole diverse population? Even more then that is the idea that other religions are resisted. For example, Jews were looked down upon and Judaism was resisted for many years. However, one of the most popular religions followed in America, Christianity, originated from Judaism. Therefore, how is it that one religion can be so antisemitic towards another. Another large conflict that religion deals with is the idea of science. There are many religious ideas that have been disproved by science. However, the science - religion debate is sewn inside of the religious - educational debate. At one point in American history, teachings of evolution were banned within schools. Why? Because the theory of evolution was not supported by the bible. One of the largest ideas that America needs to accept is that the bible and science are two completely different things. As many people do not believe all of science's proving, many people also do not believe in the bible. America has no one religion, and there should be no one religion which dominates education, science, or the country as a whole.
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