“I believe that prayer in public schools should be voluntary. It is difficult for me to see how religious exercises can be a requirement in public schools, given our Constitutional requirement of separation of church and state. I feel that the highly desirable goal of religious education must be principally the responsibility of church and home. I do not believe that public education should show any hostility toward religion, and neither should it inhibit voluntary participation, if it does not interfere with the educational process.” IfsFeelsShouldBelieveDoeStatesShowsHomeSchoolGivenI BelieveProcessDifficultGoalChurchReligiousPrayerResponsibilityExerciseEducationalSeparationPresidentialInterfereRequirementsParticipationDesirablePublic SchoolHostilityChurch And StateSeparation Of Church And StatePublic EducationReligious Education Book:The Presidential Campaign 1976: President Gerald R. Ford. 2. v Source: The Presidential Campaign 1976: President Gerald R. Ford. 2. v
“If there ever comes a day when the Saints interfere with the rights of others to live as they see fit, you can know with assurance that the Church is no longer led by a Prophet, but a mere man.” IfsKnowsMenChurchRightsFitMereSaintProphetInterfereAssurance Author:Brigham Young
“I have not come to seek place, nor to interfere with the business and calling of those men who have borne the burden since the death of Joseph. I throw myself at your feet, and wish to be one of your number, and be a mere member of the Church, and my mere asking to be baptized is an end to all pretensions to authority.” MenEndsWishChurchNumbersFeetCallingMembersAuthorityAskingMereBurdenInterferePretensionBaptized Author:Oliver Cowdery
“When church and state are separate, the effects are happy, and they do not at all interfere with each other: but where they have been confounded together, no tongue nor pen can fully describe the mischiefs that have ensued.” Has BeensStatesTogetherChurchAtheismEffectsPositive AtheismTonguePensInterfereChurch And StateMischief Author:Isaac Backus
“We have not been men of prayer. The spirit of prayer has slumbered among us. The closet has been too little frequented and delighted in. We have allowed business, study or active labor to interfere with our closet-hours. And the feverish atmosphere in which both the church and the nation are enveloped has found its way into our prayer closets.” MenWayLittlesHas BeensSpiritFoundNationsHoursChurchPrayerStudyLaborActiveAtmosphereInterfereClosetsOur PrayersDelighted Author:Bonar Law