Vouchers and School Choice - No Need to Separate Church and State Essay

School option No Need to Separate Church and State    Imagine that the promote department determined not to put out fires at synagogues and churches.  Or imagine that the police decided not to answer calls from synagogues and churches.  So sorry, they say, theres a wall of separation around your church, and we cant cross it to help you.  Hire your have got fire protection and your own security guards. This would rightly be seen as outrageous discrimination.  Sure, the governing shouldnt specially favor unearthly institutions, but the government shouldnt discriminate against them, either.  The government should separate itself from organized religion by not care whether a person or institution is religious -- by treating everyone every bit regardless of their religious affiliation.                 The same is true of education, which is for many people the around valuable benefit that the st ate provides.  The government shouldnt give more benefits to religious school students than it gives to students at secular schools, whether government-run or private.  that why essendial it give anything less?                 The First Amendment doesnt require such discrimination against religion it simply bars laws respecting an establishment of religion.  Equal treatment of everyone, without regard to religion, is not an establishment of religion.  This is why the GI Bill, which let soldiers choose either a religious education or a secular one, was perfectly constitutional.  Its why the government may give scholarships or student loans to al... ... voters can decide to help all children, without discriminating against those whose parents choose a religious education.                 My parents sent me to secular schools.  If I have children, Ill probably send them to secular schools, too.  But I know others have a different preference.  They pay their taxes clean like I do.  The government may provide services for these peoples kids on the same terms as it provides services for my kids.                 Thats the true meaning of the Constitution, whether were lecture about police services, the fire department, the GI Bill, or elementary schools.  equation for all.  Special benefits for none.  Discrimination against none.