Does the Constitution specifically call for the separation of Church and State? If so, it means we need to be governed by one or the other. Do you discard the Constitution for your Jesus dogma? Or do you step aside and keep religion between you and your god, the way Jesus wanted in the first place.
2006-07-04 07:43:16 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
I think there should be a TRUE separation of church and state and keep religion between you and your god! It scares me to have GWShrub saying that god TOLD him to do something.........he is part of the Christian right wing and they cannot help but have their religion run the show! I respect others to choose and worship any god any way they want.............but when the leader of our country is spouting Christian rhetoric.........that makes me nervous! The government is turning into the thought police! If you don't think the way the majority does..................youre wrong...... ummmmmmmm. doesnt work for me!
2006-07-04 07:52:16 · answer #1 · answered by Ambervisions 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I believe that the way it was written leans more to the idea that the government cannot interfere with someones religious freedoms. I don't think that it means a total separation of church and state. The reason I say this is that the church, in my opinion, is not an organization as much as it is a way of life and a belief system. So when we vote in someone to represent us their beliefs go with them. People cannot stop being who or what they are. However they can be a little more understanding and try to look at things with a more neutral aspect. I also think that the constitution is full of what Jesus stood for and to discard it would almost be discarding a piece of him. It was written by Christians and this is primarily christian nation. (although many are not representing a loving Christ when they take the name)
2006-07-04 14:58:14 · answer #2 · answered by big Q 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Constitution does not explicitly state the separation of Church and State, but it does allude to it in the First Amendment:
"Amendment I : Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion...."
However, the most of the laws of Western societies are heavily influenced by the codes and laws in the Bible.
That being said, the rule of Consitutional law allows for less discrimination than does Christian dogma. After all, if Christian dogma trumps Constitutional law, those many people who live in the US that aren't Christian could be legally harrassed by fundamentalist Christians. That, in turn, could lead to another Holocaust - such as what happened in Germany in WWII. The Jews weren't the only non-Christians who died in concentraion camps, after all. So did the Roma (Gypsies) and other ethnic minorities.
"...Modern tyrants, whether petty tyrants such as Richard Nixon, or more successful tyrants such as Hitler, have regarded themselves as exemplary Christians...."
2006-07-04 15:09:25 · answer #3 · answered by Cassie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Excuse me!!! This country was founded partly for religious freedom, that means anything you believe is your business!!! And for those who think not remember Jesus said" Give to Cesar the things that are Cesar's and to God the things that are Gods" I guess He agreed with separation of church and state too. The religious right is getting nuttier and nuttier, I guess like GWB they think the Constitution is just a piece of G D--n paper.
2006-07-04 15:16:01 · answer #4 · answered by olderandwiser 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christianity will never be seperate from state. I think every president I've ever heard speak refers to God in some way shape or form......God speed NASA.
2006-07-04 14:48:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't want anybody to foist their beliefs on me, nor do I wish for everyone else to believe what I believe. If the gov't tried to rule what people believe...God help us all then.
2006-07-04 23:47:14 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋