How can state & religion be separate when our Constitution is grounded in Christian ideology?

Answer 1

It cant .The separation of church and state is a lame argument with no factual support that atheistic people use to attack the church and people with christian values

Answer 2

I'm not sure if I agree. Where exactly and specifically is your evidence. The first amendment, not the second, sixth, or ninth for that matter, explicitly guarantees the right to establish and practice any religion. Again, the 1st amendment, (in the bill of rights), to the U.S. Constitution, explicitly guarantees religious freedom. Although the architects may have been Christian, their aim and goal was religious freedom. They were quite careful in their design and wording.

The framers were wise beyond their years in recognizing the importance of this separation. Although it is reasonably accurate to suggest that this separation no longer exists, or at the very least, is in jeopardy. The 1st amendment is still there.

Presently, our leaders are not respecting this separation; as well as many other Constitutional guidelines. The current administration has recklessly disregarded many of the protections guaranteed to us by our Constitution.

The lack of separation b/w church and state is not a result of Constitutional ideology, rather, it is a by-product of the quest for power. The framers must have anticipated this when they drafted the Constitution. Current attempts to invoke religion in politics/policies is the antithesis to what the framers worked so hard for.

The framers of the Constitution truly understood the need for the separation of church and state while at the same time provided for the protection of religious freedom as well. The current use of religion in government is a new phenomenon. It is contrary to what the document stands for. It is up to us, the American people, to ensure and preserve the true meaning of what our forefathers gave us. We honor them as well as ourselves by protecting the work they created. If we don't, we all suffer.

Answer 3

Great question, I am glad you asked!
Although many of the founders were religious, the constitution was made to establish a secular government. Our founders were well aware of the influence church could impose upon a people, and they did not want that.

Nowhere in the constitution does it say "Separation of church and state." The constitution does, however, forbid any reliougs test to hold office. Their intentions were clear; they did not want a single faction to rule the land.

My personal opinion is that religious and secular ideologies are not compatible. Religion is based on a completely different worldview. The source of our knowledge, for instance, is also different; religion is based on faith and belief, whereas civil ideology is based on reason and fact. One key distinction is that religion does not generally have the built in mechanism to analyze itself and revise the ideology as new evidence comes to light. With the world changing ever so rapidly, this is requisite if it is to adapt and be successful.

Answer 4

Most if not all of the founders who developed the Constitution were DEISTS, not theists. Deists believed in a sort of abstract god without personal charcteristics who definitely whatever else it was, cannot interfer causally in human affairs--and anyway probably has better things to do. So the idea that the Constitution is grounded in Chrsitian ideology is not entirely true.

The idea behind the separation is that they realized that people were going to have their religions, numerous ones, and the state should not get involved in deciding on one or upholding one, seeing what happens in history when church and state or religion and state merge into one--murder and mayhem.

Answer 5

Our Constitution is grounded in Enlightenment ideas that freedom, democracy, and reason are the primary values of a society. These ideas, along with the ideas of rationality and logic, run contrary to Christian idealogy - which, is better suited to absolute monarchy, not pluralistic democracy. Many of the Framers, by the way, were not Christians, but Deists. The whole notion that the federal Constitution is grounded in Christian beliefs is a lie, just right wing propaganda spread by evil Christian fundamentalists.

Answer 6

Seperate is a false interpretation.

The actual statement is something to the effect of "the government shall not establish laws reguareing religion"

The idea was to prevent the establishment of a single religion which would be the only religion allowed by the government. That has been taken and twisted all out of meaning.

Answer 7

Our Constitution was written by FreeMasons, the main author of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson, was known to be an athiest.

If you are so concerned about continuing the ideology of those who founded our country why are you not calling for more FreeMason rituals in our government and more athiesm?

Answer 8

People always come up with he wrong response to this question.

The meaning of Separation of Church from state is not Keeping Religion out of our Govt. But keeping the Church from telling the Govt what it can't and can do and vice versa. That's the meaning of Seperation of Church and State

Answer 9

It can not. There is no "separation" of church and state. The actual thought is that there shall be no MANDATED state religion. That does not mean that the state can not have religion as a part of its processes.

Answer 10

The words, "separation of church and state "cannot be found in the constitution. .

Answer 11

It can't.......the only separation is that the gov is not to tell Churches what to teach...that is what that means....Religious Freedom from the Government.

Our forefathers NEVER, never, intended for us not to consult the Creator with our affairs.

You CANNOT, cannot, have law and order w/o morals. God gave the Law, we should have that as the basics of all things.