Church and State Should be Seperate

The idea of separation of state and church was made so that people could believe in whatever they want and have whatever values they want without being prosecuted by the government.  To this day we haven't completely rid ourselves from religion involved in the government.  Examples of this from class include the words "In God we Trust" on our money and the pledge of alliance. I don't think this significantly harms our society but I think it weakens our bond as a country.  We should keep moving farther away from these references to God since some people don't believe in God (such as Buddhism) or believe in multiple gods.  Also in schools, we get two weeks off for Christmas, but most of the time we have school during the Jewish holiday Hanukkah even though it is also their major holiday.  The Constitution says everyone is equal but by favoring or paying more attention to some religions over others we are saying that not everyone is equal and some types of people are better than others.  We as a society should start to accommodate and think more about the religions with a minority.  There is a heavy Christian majority of people in the US, but that should not be a justification for all of these pro- Christianity examples in the government and everyday life. Religious opinions should not be heard in the government even though for the time being we will continue to have a Christian majority in Congress.