The Separation of Church and State America wastes a lot of time trying to create a democracy completely devoid of the moral expectations our ancestors put in place. Our Founding Fathers' dream of creating a country where all people would be accepted has begun to fall apart. In our attempt to free our country from a democracy tainted by belief in a supreme power, we have shed many of our values ​​and morals. Perhaps it is impossible for religion to dominate our political country, but we have misinterpreted the original intent of “separation of church and state” and taken this concept too far. Supposedly our country is divided between church and state, but examples in our government show otherwise. Former presidents end their many speeches with controversial phrases such as “God bless you” and “God bless America.” Even President George W. Bush states that “some needs and sufferings are so deep that they respond only to the touch of a mentor or the prayer of a pastor. Church and charity, synagogue and mosque give our communities their humanity, and will have a place of honor in our plans and our laws."( http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/P/gwb43 /speeches /gwbush1.htm) Even our national currency coins the phrase “In God, we trust.” Our Pledge of Allegiance states that we are “one nation, under God and indivisible,” though our attitude towards the separation of church and state proves otherwise. The next step is to eliminate even the slightest mention of a supernatural being. One of the most recent controversies relating to the separation of church and state is the removal of the monument of the Ten Commandments in Alabama Ironically, the Alabama state constitution “take[s] the… middle of paper… time to eliminate these aspects. Moral decline and persecution of religious practices are evident and growing in our society.When American culture became so harsh towards the concept on which our country is based? Has the concept of God really led to turmoil and destruction? The answers to these questions may remain unanswered, but the facts remain the same: Our society has taken the First Amendment and Thomas Jefferson's letter to the Danbury Baptist Association and interpreted it to mean that God has no place in the fabric of our village. However, our political system suggests otherwise with examples such as the Pledge of Allegiance, presidential speeches, and currency. Take a look at the ridiculous situation. America is taking away aspects of our country that contribute to our moral structure. There is no need for a separation of church and state.