“In short, in the Framers’ view, free government was only suitable and sustainable for a religious people” … “The Founding generation were Christians. They believed that the Judeo-Christian moral system corresponds to the true nature of man. Those moral precepts start with the two great commandments—to Love God with your whole heart, soul, and mind; and to Love Thy Neighbor as Thyself.” … “I think we all recognize that over the past fifty years religion has been under increasing attack.” … “If ever there was a need for a resurgence of Catholic education—and more generally religiously affiliated schools—it is today.” |