First, the idea that a person whose views are not strictly in line with Democratic or Republican ideals don’t carry any weight because you “can’t hear them from the middle”. If that is the case, is it not our responsibility to try and listen to what people have to say instead of trying to ideologically pigeonhole someone into one of two options? Considering how vast the human experience can be, it seems like we as a nation need to understand that there are always more than two sides to every issue.

Second, I would like to address your “…you are either for Him or against Him” line of thought. First of all, if you want to quote scripture, feel free to mention where you got that quote from. A brief internet search turns up no such quotes taken from the gospels. Also, this line of thought is an example of the type of thinking that incites people to religious persecution. For example, Islam views Jesus as a great prophet, but does not worship him as Christianity does. By your line of reasoning, they are somehow “against” Jesus just because they are not 100% “for” him.

And finally, to address your not-so-subtle assertion that adding God back into schools will somehow turn around the entire education system. May I politely remind you that things like vehicles, airplanes, electricity, and computers - not to mention physics, chemistry, biology, and mathematics - were all invented without the help or guidance of any deity. If children only learned the bible in school, none of these inventions would have ever been discovered. If you want to inject God into schools, then that is your opinion, but don’t delude yourself into thinking that God will somehow help students to understand algebra.