shouldnt there be a seperation between church and state?

Question

thats what our founding fathers wanted. but for some reason, christian politicians in america are trying to re-unite the two. isnt this a violation of the constitution? arent we allowed to practice out own beliefs? if anything we should be pressing to seperate church and state even more! (like taking the "in god we trust" off our currency and removing "one nation under god" from the pledge of alegiance.

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well netjr how would you like it if they put "in alah we trust" on all the coins? or "under budda"? you would probably be pissed off. taking that stuff out wouldnt be prejudiced it would just be making things fairer.

no it is not setting up an atheist beliefs system its just maling it so that all systems of belief are on an equal plane.

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Falcon Boy Toy they arent interferring with christianity but they are interferring with other religions by having them use money that says in god we trust and pledge aligance to a nation "under god".

Falcon Boy Toy they arent interferring with christianity but they are interferring with other religions by having them use money that says in god we trust and pledge aligance to a nation "under god". meaning the christian god.

how have liberals limited our freedom of speech? last time i checked it was the conservitives who created the patriot act and took numerous other measures to try and limit our freedom of speech.

putting the commandments in the court house is not an exercise in religious freedom it is an exercise in forcing christianity onto people who dont believe in it. "in god we trust" is implied to mean "in the christian god we trust" they just dont say that.

Answer 1

Even if the constitution doesn't mandate separation of church and state, it would be a nice gesture to all us non-Christians. It would be a good way to show the American spirit of equality.

Answer 2

The words "seperation of church and state" are not found in the constitution. That is something Jefferson said. The constitution merely states that the National government will not set up a state religion, therefore, yes, you are allowed to practice whatever beliefs you want. But talking about God or saying in "God we Trust" does not set up a state religion and does not support one religion over another. Therefore, there should be no problems. You are not being forced to believe anything, even if EVERYBODY around you believes and talks about God 24/7. But isn't forcing the government to take God out of everything is setting up an athiest belief system, and that is the same as forcing any other belief system? So, my advice... "Live and Let Live" just leave things the way they are.

Answer 3

the united states is a religious nation. the founding fathers themselves were religious, but they didn't want the government telling people what they had to practice. you are free to decide a religion or none at all. the church and the states have to say in what each other do, having the commandants at a courthouse, or the phrase in god we trust on money. you do need to remember that people have a right to be free from religion and that people also have a right to be religious. which is something people have been having a hard time understanding. the church and state have been and will continue to be separate from each other until the day that they say we need to all become one religion. I also have never been to church and am in no way religious, and i can figure this one out. that last time i checked religion is the worship of god. it does not say "in the christian god we trust"

Answer 4

If you do an indepth study into the true separation of church & state, you will realize that they weren't trying to keep church out of the gov't, but they were intending to keep the gov't from controlling the church and the freedom of worshipping their own God. The anglican church was controlled by gov't and preachers could only say what the gov't allowed them to say. When our founding fathers began constructing our gov't, they kept their beliefs and religion in gov't. Such proof would be prayer in gov't, in God We Trust. The ten commandments, which is obviously a religious symbol, in the main gov't building. The separation of church and state has been taken away from its original intent and perverted to suit the needs of others. Do some research on the topic and have an open mind. You will find the truth.

Answer 5

There is a separation between church and state. Last I checked there was no Church of the United States with the President as its leader. Nor have I noted any act of congress preventing the free exercise of religion. Ergo, there exists a separation of church and state.

The 1st Amendment was never intended to mean that religious people could not vote their religious principles, nor does it mean that you have a right not to see any religion anywhere.

Those items that are so deranging you are not specific to any one religion and harm nobody. There is no 'religion' being forced upon you.

In truth, the federal government has overstepped its authority when it goes so far as to prevent people from practicing their religion. Look at what the anti-religion nuts have done with high-school graduations - student speakers are prevented -PREVENTED!! - from expressing any belief in God. That's such a gross violation of their rights it is disgusting.

The separation goes both ways - it means that the government cannot stifle free speech, which it currently is doing. And that, my chum, is what the liberals have wrought - a gross curtailment of our free speech and religious freedom rights.

Answer 6

Seperate of Church and State does not mean you get to discriminate against those who believe and the efforts of their predecessors to found this nation. Removing in God we trust and one nation under "God" from the money and pledge is a great thought control of the far left. Sorry but those who believe in God have some rights too.

Answer 7

Please read the frist amendment. It states that Congress can not establish a religion. This was put in place because this is what England did when they created the Chuch of England. Nowhere does it say that the government can't express a religious preference, or be influenced by religion. The ONLY thing it says is that Congress can not create a state religion that you have to belong to. If Congress tried to pass a law stating that Chrisianity was the official religion of the land, and if you had to practice it or you go to jail, that would be unconstitutional. Anything short of that is not covered by the first amendment. Again, please read the amendment, the words are clear and straight forward.

Answer 8

The founding fathers not in any respect reported something about separation between church and state. i'm intense. That admired little word became coined by a decide in the early twentieth century, and the ruling it became cutting-edge in became later overruled; it isn't got here across everywhere in the structure. do not attempt to get help from the Founding Fathers for separation of church and state, they integrated the staples of their faith into the authorities in countless techniques, all they did became say that you probably did no longer should be a Christian to stay in u . s . a . of america.

Answer 9

yes.ESPECIALLY b/c they removed it from school. They don't deserve to have it in state.