Affirmative answer
2006-09-14 22:32:06 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
No. That's exactly why the US have the First Amendment prohibiting such involvement.
2006-09-14 22:35:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
If the society you live in has long since separated the powers of the state and church, the answer is categorical 'NO'.
But every institution (and induvidual) has a right to their opinion and can question state policy. Likewise the government may have something to say about the extent of church authority. Its primary role, after all, is spiritual.
By the way, a more pertinent question might be : does any government today have the right to behave like a religious spokesman?
I believe no one should interpret or decide how I relate or don't relate to God or the spiritual. Educating / analysing things is one thing, indoctrinating is another.
2006-09-15 05:47:47 · answer #2 · answered by NQ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, if they have to, and they retain the right of Freedom of Speech to influence government and the implementation of sound laws.
There is no such thing as a separation of church and state, only a protection of the church FROM the state. That is what's meant in the First Amendment by: "...Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion." And there is nothing else in the Consitution that says anything about a separation of church and state.
2006-09-15 05:33:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hell no in this day and age not everyone is religious or of the same religion so why should we have to live by Church laws no i defiantly strongly feel that politics and religion should be kept separate we would be asking for a lot of trouble if we joined the two together and with what is going on around the world today we have enough problems to deal with
2006-09-15 05:35:46 · answer #4 · answered by tweetypie88888 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think not. A situation where it was possible for a church to do so would presumably amount to the establishment of a state religion, and although some countries with a state religion manage to be quite civilised (eg Italy), others do not (eg america). The best that can be said for a state religion is that it always causes problems that need to be addressed.
2006-09-15 05:34:54 · answer #5 · answered by TC 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no why must the no beleaver have christian rules told to them by the back door goverment if we want to be brainwashed by the churches we join the club keep the churches out of goverment thay will not the churches are runining most goverments now look at the usa why have politions the church is runing the place
2006-09-15 05:44:25 · answer #6 · answered by andrew w 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you in the UK? if so, you should be aware that half the House of Lords (the upper house for anyone who's not a brit) are bluddy bishops and other tossa's of that nature.
Whether they should or not, the bum-bandit choirboy chasers DO interfere - they should all be stood against a wall and shot.
2006-09-15 05:37:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the better question is, should the goverment interfere with the affairs of the church?
2006-09-15 05:42:15 · answer #8 · answered by Katie N 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's a big NO. The major religion that tries to influence government is not my religion.
2006-09-15 05:41:26 · answer #9 · answered by Aliz 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no because the church is against the violence and the politics is the violence
2006-09-15 05:42:09 · answer #10 · answered by nuca t 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋