2006-10-03 16:21:06 · 30 answers · asked by I-C-U 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Which U.S. is this? You're not referring to the United States of America, are you? Not the country whose laws were drafted by deists?
The framers of the Constitution were concerned about religious oppression. So they fought to keep religion and politics two separate issues.
And good thing too. Would you want the country to tell you how to pray? What if the country told you that dancing was forbidden? That you couldn't eat anything on Saturdays? That you need to play with a poisonous snake before going to work?
Xians should be just as grateful as everyone else that the country does not sanction a state religion. Who's to say that the state's religion will actually mirror your own? Then your religion could be considered illegal. No thank you.
2006-10-03 16:22:55 · answer #1 · answered by Rev Kev 5 · 10⤊ 2⤋
no longer anybody follows one faith or any faith so having it throughout public places does no longer serve anybody. definite the U. S. is a christian usa (unfortuntly) even regardless of the undeniable fact that, the U. S. seperated church and state. government and faith could be separate. i'm greater uncomfortable with faith getting used as justification and a rationalization for helping or banning something. faith isn't a valid argument neither is it a plausible reason to do something. Gays don't have a parade because of the fact decrease than 50% discover homosexuality to be morally incorrect? properly then what relating to the puerto rican day parade, or the thanksgiving day (we are a rustic of immigrants--no longer all are "individuals") because of the fact much less then 50% of the rustic is puerto rican i think they won't be able to rejoice their way of existence or what they're pleased with because of the fact its no longer maximum folk? I HATE faith...It has a place even regardless of the undeniable fact that it is stupid. the small minority of the inhabitants is getting interest becaue that is a modern problem. and what's displayed it is gay??
2016-12-26 08:58:38 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not everyone who helped to found this country was a Christian. And why would anyone in their right mind want a symbol of misery hanging in any public place? Yes it's hung outside of churches advertising that they're there, but you don't see them hanging in the grocery store or the malls we all shop in.
2006-10-03 16:36:55 · answer #3 · answered by buttercup 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The US was founded on the Declaration of Independance and the US Constitution. These are the foundation of US Law (hence -- founded).
The US Constitution never mentions a god. The Declaration of Independance mentions *a* god only as a creator, as the author of that document was a vehement deist and adamantly denied the divinity of Yshua ben Ysef.
The US was founded on Renaissance principles, and the Christian founding fathers signed off on those principles, so in no way can the US be said to be founded by Christians.
2006-10-03 16:28:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Your are ill-informed. Crosses can be displayed in public places.
What is not permitted is government sponsored religion. Therefore, the government cannot erect crosses in public places. As a private citizen, you can war a cross in public. You can't plant a cross in a public place -- just as you can't plant a sign advertising McDonalds there. But if you want to buy some land & create a park that is open to the public, you can put all the crosses there that you want.
2006-10-03 16:26:56 · answer #5 · answered by Ranto 7 · 5⤊ 2⤋
Those who think that crosses should not be allowed on public or government property need to take a real good look at Arlington National Cemetery. There are thousands of crosses and no one is going to take them away!
2006-10-03 16:46:57 · answer #6 · answered by jakejr6 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The people you are speaking of also saw the wisdom in not having public places be the place for religious propoganda. Going with your logic I would assume you want women to lose the vote because those same founding fathers didn't grant women the right to vote.
2006-10-03 16:28:04 · answer #7 · answered by Sketch 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I assume you mean on gov. property. Many of the founding fathers were not Christians, they were deists. Most of them spoke and wrote adamantly about a separation of church and state (esp. Madison and Jefferson).
And the US may have been founded by people from many different religions, but that would not make the US a religious state. We maintain that the government will not promote any one religion, so for the gov. to support the display of a cross on gov. property would be violating that ideal.
2006-10-03 16:26:13 · answer #8 · answered by Phoenix, Wise Guru 7 · 9⤊ 1⤋
Because of the doctrine of separation of church and state, particularly as embedded in the Constitutional prohibition of establishment of religion. (It is not correct to state that the US was founded by Christians -- many of the earlier leaders were deists, theists, or other non-Christian believers.) This has important consequences today: religion is not permitted in public schools, or in most other arenas receiving government support.
2006-10-03 16:26:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 1⤋
Two thoughts. Separation of Church and State.
The second is, why do you want to break the "Thou shalt not worship graven images" commandment?
Or did the church change it to read "Except in the case of crucifixes, and other assorted religious paraphenalia, like glow in the dark jesus statuettes"
2006-10-03 23:04:21 · answer #10 · answered by guhralfromhell 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋