{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Whose Religion?","description":"The fight over church and state is back in the classroom. Texas requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public schools. Similar laws have emerged in Louisiana and Arkansas, while states are also considering Bible-based curriculum and school chaplain programs. Supporters argue these policies recognize America's history and religious heritage. Opponents say they cross a constitutional line by putting government behind a particular faith. In this episode of America at 250: Due Diligence, Bill Bernardoni and Steve Herman examine how an argument that began before the Constitution was written continues to shape American politics and public education. Annie Laurie Gaylor, co-founder of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, discusses her organization's legal challenges to Ten Commandments laws and why she believes freedom of religion must also protect Americans from government-imposed religion. Then religion journalist Bob Smietana steps back from the courtroom to examine the larger story: the political and religious forces driving these measures, the rise of Christian nationalism, and why teaching about religion can be very different from government promoting it. From Baptist preachers jailed in Colonial America to today's battles over scripture on classroom walls, the underlying question remains remarkably familiar: When government gets involved in religion, whose religion wins? ","author_name":"America at 250: Due Diligence","author_url":"https:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/621300","html":"