Are fundamentalists against separation of church and state?

Question

I meant the clause.

Answer 1

They are opposed to a doctrine of law which supposes that something out government has always been doing for over 200 years is something that out government should have never been doing. They are opposed to arguments worded something like, "You can't legislate morality."

I am not a fundamentalist -- I am not religious -- but I don't disagree with them about this.

Answer 2

No.

Fundamentalists believe that their religion is either the only valid way of thinking, or at the very least the best way of thinking. Thus, they try to get everyone else to think like they do.

If they can't convince people to convert, the next best thing is to enforce those religious rules as a matter of law. Which requires control of the government by the faithful.

The doctrine of separation of church and state says that secular laws should never be enacted primarily on religious grounds.

The closest support for this doctrine (in the US) comes from the Establishment Clause, where the govenment "shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion". There is also support in Article VI, forbidding religious oaths or church loyalty from being a criteria for elected office.

The literal phrasing isn't in the Constitution because the concept was so obvious to the Founders (and anyone else who has studied Constitutional law in depth) that it went without saying. But it's nothing new to Constitutional scholars. The phrase was first adopted by the Supreme Court in 1878, who gave credit for it to Jefferson as the originator of the quote. According to the Court, the phrase should be taken "almost as an authoritative declaration of the scope and effect of the [1st] amendment thus secured." Reynolds v. U.S., 98 U.S. 145 (1878).

It's been US doctrine for almost 130 years, and was referred to in 1943 as "our accepted belief" and "cardinal in the history of this nation and for the liberty of our people". West Virginia Board of Education v. Barnette, 319 U.S. 624 (1943). So those who missed it must not have been paying attention.

Answer 3

I am not a fundamentalist, but a few family members are. They are more for the separation between church and state than the average Christian (Muslim, Jew, etc)

The government corrupts religion and imposes its will. Separation helps both causes.

Answer 4

All religious fundamentalists are for a state and all the sphere of the life rules by the Church, whetever it is.....

They are the religious integrists, but there also fundamentalists Laic.

Both are nightmares.....

Answer 5

Yes.

Answer 6

which fundamentalist
in Islam they want to be the government

Answer 7

I would think so.