i am working on a research topic of the separation between church and state, and i just wanted to know why some people want it taken out? is it because they are non-religious? or because they dont believe that this nation was built from Gods protection and guidence? Any kind of infromation relating to this topic please provide me with so i can do my best in research!!! thanks alot....please give me your opinion!!...even if you want it to stay in like me!!!!
2006-10-13 11:55:52 · 8 answers · asked by swimgirl 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Atheist believe that it is invoking a deity and thus violating church and state, however.
the concept of separation of church and state does not exist in the founding documents. it was introduced some time later in a letter jefferson wrote to a pastor, assuring him that his faith was safe from govt. intrusion. The first amendment talks not of a separation, but of the restriction of Govt. from either founding (Church of England)or censoring(Communist Russia) any religion. Over time, and by citing the letter rather than the Constitution we now have people overreacting to the mere mention of God(JC's dad in particular) in anything that one might assume to be a Govt. funded site.
I say that because the god mentioned on money is not expressly ID'd as any specific god that it should remain.
2006-10-13 12:04:59 · answer #1 · answered by janssen411 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well the United States is based on freedom of the people and religion.So by putting something like in "God we trust" on money contradicts that fact by incoherently forcing the religion of God, the Father ,and the Son on many Americans that do not believe in God.
2006-10-13 19:05:30 · answer #2 · answered by finest0804 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It should NOT be taken out. But the people who think it should, want a true separation of church & state. They want nothing having to do with religion to have anything to do with government; whether it be currancy, the pledge of allegence or a simple city seal. It's political correctness run amuck! The ACLU is what's wrong with this country.
2006-10-13 19:04:27 · answer #3 · answered by sunshine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first of all that angel smile person is right. religion WAS around first. ummmmmm adam and eve............DUH they actually talked to god which means they believe in god and they were not anti-religious so u really should think about her answer because u can prove it right so HA i win
2006-10-13 19:09:50 · answer #4 · answered by i luv u so much 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"in God we trust" should stay on money just like "under God" should stay in the pledge.
This country was formed for religious freedoms(among other freedoms) and I think it should stay.
2006-10-13 19:00:02 · answer #5 · answered by ^..^ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This country was build on GOD! that why we looked, because we wanted to worship our God!!!
2006-10-13 20:19:34 · answer #6 · answered by wilma 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not everybody believes in god!
2006-10-13 19:11:54 · answer #7 · answered by BALANCER 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont think it should..religion has been around before the anti-religious people have..i mean think about it..
2006-10-13 19:00:31 · answer #8 · answered by angelsmile 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋