Do you think that religion and stateare actually seperate in the united states?

Question

If it ever really was as it is meant to be is it better or worse now than in the beginning of our country.

Answer 1

We do have a seperation of church and state, liberals deceive the american public into thinking that a ban on abortion or a ban on gay marriage is a religious thing, when in reality these issues are clearly secular and you do not have to be Christian to support these moves. In all honesty murder should not be outlawed if you follow that logic, after all the Bible states "Thou shalt not kill"

-Adam

Answer 2

This is just my opinion here, I don't have any hard facts to go by, but I would say that religion and state are not truly separate in the US, and probably will not be for a very long time.
The reason I say this is because religious values are part of our cultural values. The policy makers who serve the public interest in DC try to appease as many people as they can, and they can usually do this more effectively by acting in a "moral" way.
For example, the debate on abortion rights has become so clouded with moral issues that actual scientific evidence is hardly given any attention. Is this right or wrong? Who knows? But no politician wants to be the person to stand before the voting public and say, "Yes, I think it is right to murder babies." It would be political suicide.

In answer to the second part of your question, there is definitely more of a separation now than there was when the country was founded.
Before DC was reconstucted after the revolution, the founding fathers held services in Congress and Supreme Court buildings. The constitution and declaration of independence are filled with references to "natural law" and other christian values. It is nearly impossible to count all the references to God that were included in all things patriotic until recently (i.e. the Pledge of Allegiance).
But, if you think about it in the context of the times, there is really nothing wrong with that. The politicians were acting in a way that was acceptable to American society at the time.

As Americans become more secular, and more people with different religions immigrate to the US, the commonly accepted behavior in America will gradually shift to be influenced less by religion. Maybe then religion and state will actually be separate.

Answer 3

I don't think the constitution ever actually set out to keep the church and the state separate. The wording (off the top of my head) is 'freedom of religion' meaning, the state can't tell anyone what or how to believe, or to believe at all for that matter.

What I see happening is this: more and more zealots are lobbying to control the elected officials, legislators and judges, usually based on one particular cause - be it abortion or gay rights or burning the flag.

More and more zealots are trying to trample on MY RIGHTS AS AN INDIVIDUAL to tell me what I can and can't do based on THEIR beliefs. And that's when I say stop. You can believe whatever you choose to believe, but don't tell me what I can and can't do. This is still a free country and as long as I'm not hurting anyone else, you have no right to dictate anything to me.

Peace

Answer 4

The legal documents written by the Founders of this Country guarantees us Freedom OF Religion, NOT Freedom FROM Religion. It says that the Government shall NOT establish ONE official state religion, but that each person should have the Freedom to exercise their own religion. They also said that it is not possible to govern a country without Biblical morals.
btw: There is nothing in our countries documents that order a so-called "seperation of Church and State."

Answer 5

it is united in a way yet separated. the Pilgrims came over for freedom of religion. so you have a choice to belief in whatever you want. which with whole gay marriage thing is against the Constitution. if they belief it is acceptable then they can do it. the Constitution is not based on Christianity, they had atheist helping making the Constitution. it is based on freedom with some rules to keep people safe. yet some how Gay's marrying is killing people?! so the point that i am getting at for you is that religion and state have a tie but they are both able to work for freedom together yet separate. do i make sense? if not let me know and i will try to explain a little better.

Answer 6

Officially, we do have separation of Church and State but if the Republicans stay in power much longer, they along with the graduates of Patrick Henry College in VA. will make sure that Religion will rule the USA.

Answer 7

Yes there is a separation of church and state in America. Does your local government tell you how to worship? Are you oppressed by this same government because you choose to be a catholic VS a protestant or visa versa? Has your local government built a church and said you must go there? Until you see conditions like this I would ignore the left wing liberals that want GOD out of our society for good. Please recognize that you are being fed a load of crap.

Answer 8

Hmmmmm...good question. Well..I think that in periods of our history..there has been more religious involvement..it is currently. I think..nope, that's wrong, I believe that religion is a totally private mattter...so many of us believe different things...worshiip different ways. That's fine. But..I think that religion and the state are more meaningful when they are separate. And WOW...need you to know...I'm an agnostic..I have NO idea about whether "God" exists or not...but..I'm still very kind. Works for me.

Answer 9

Our government was formed with religious beliefs and that will not change. It still says "In God We Trust" on our currency. The Legislative Branch still uses prayer in it's sessions which I'm sure is not mandatory for everyone. Religion and government cannot be totally separated.

Answer 10

They don't seem to be separate at all. To me (in Denmark) it looks like the fundamentalists have an enormous influence on the politicians. But probably less so than in the beginning of the states.