2006-06-29 01:42:38 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
The separation between church and state was never meant to eliminate the church. the point was that the church and the state were to be separate entities, no single religion was to have control of any government body. It was not the point to say that the two could not be related, actually the idea was to govern in an ethical and moral manner.At the same time no single church would have any control over government, this was to eliminate the problems that King Henry the Eighth had with the Catholic church, they had too much sway in the dealings of governments.
2006-06-29 01:56:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
The separation of Church and State is actually more of a political nature. Remember, our morality is defined by Christian beliefs, regardless of how we try to separate the two. This is not to say they should be completely linked, but it does give us a basis for laws. The Magna Carta was designed to stop Church officials/politics from affecting State politics directly. Anyway, I believe the two should be separate, and I also believe that if we don't separate them, we are going to cause more problems. The middle east doesn't separate church and state, and you can see the obvious problems there. the US is doing the same thing now through Bush... and more problems arise.
There is no easy answer to your question I am afraid. I would say it depends on what country you look at. For the US... no, it is not separated anymore.
2006-06-29 01:49:50 · answer #2 · answered by daiunus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Separation of church and state is an imaginary part of the constitution..
Alls it says is there shall be no state run religion like England had in the 16th century.
its been twisted, for what reason, I dont really know.
Displaying of religious symbols appears to be perfectly constitutional but for some reason the supreme court says its not. Dont understand why really.... Might just be politics.
2006-06-29 01:48:35 · answer #3 · answered by profit0004 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-31 22:02:25 · answer #4 · answered by harib 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes there is read the first amendment in the Constitution. Then read what the all the founders had to say about the subject for clarification.
The phrase in God we trust simply means we recognise a power higher than our government. It doesn't mean we are advocates of any SPECIFIC religion.
2006-06-29 03:21:45 · answer #5 · answered by namsaev 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No not really, most of the politicans are Christans or pretend to be for votes...it is pretty pathetic.
The church things has became more invoved now since bush started it during the election...i guess he would have pulled anything to get into office instead of talking about what he was going to try and do
2006-06-29 01:47:44 · answer #6 · answered by Tim 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is far too much separation!
Read the Constitution - you will not find the term or the imlpication of "separation of church and state"
Our forefathers would be apalled by what is becoming of this country. We are headed for swift destruction if things don't change!
2006-06-29 02:03:03 · answer #7 · answered by petezsmg 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Also why does the US Senate and House of Representatives have High Paid Chaplains? Why are the ten commangdants carved into the doors of the Supreme Court. Why Chaplains in the military?
2006-06-29 02:01:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because its ironic for money to acknowledge the Divine in some form. By using the term 'God' it doesnt necessarily mean Yahweh, the God of the Bible, it could be a reference to the Divine in general. Money is the very symbol of materialism while 'God' can refer to things that have no material form.
2006-06-29 01:59:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually the Masons have alot to do with what our money looks like. all the symbols on our currency came from the free masons. the back of the 2 dollars bill is set up like a mason meeting. 90% of our fore fathers were free masons. You have to believe in a supreme being to be a mason. the eye on the one, the pyirmend, all of it actually is. I cant say to munch because I'm a free mason, but that is where it all comes from.
2006-06-29 01:50:30 · answer #10 · answered by mike67333 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋