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someone, show me in documents in the formation of the constitution,,,,,show me where God has no say,,,,,,,,,,the new laws written in the 1800~s do not apply please don`t show me cause it is irrelavent, communist came in the chicago area from poland and russia who started unions and activism crap,,, so if you reply to this you are saying i am stupid and love to repeat myself.

2006-10-14 09:54:02 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government Other - Politics & Government

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The First Amendment says that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religon." That is the only place where religon is mentioned at all. This was put in because the founders did not want a State Church like the Church of England or the Cathlolic Church, as in European countries.

Over the years however, this clause has been horribly misinterpreted by the ACLU and secular progressives to where any mention of religon, especially anything to do with Christiantiy is considered taboo. Never mind that in the Declaration of Independence it clearly states "All men are endowed by their Creator..."

You should pick up a copy of the book "American Gospel" by Jon Mecham. In the book he details how the founders were actually very religous men, and how great men like George Washington actually warned against taking God out of society. It's a great read.

2006-10-14 10:04:12 · answer #1 · answered by East of Eden 4 · 0 1

OMG! How many times is this question going to be asked? First off you need to have an understanding of Colonial America and the constitution, or you would not have asked this question.
It is true that in the constitution does not say "separation of church and state", however it clearly says "that no man shall pay taxes for religious purposes". There or other metaphorical clauses that the Supreme Court have used to decide cases concerning this matter going back to the 1850's....This is where they coined the phrase 'separation of church and state'.

2006-10-14 17:02:57 · answer #2 · answered by Kelly L 5 · 0 1

It does not matter. We don't need a theocracy here in the US.
You may want to read The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood.
One thing to consider - A number of British who came here in the 17th and 18th centuries left England due to issues they had with the over reaching authority of the Stuarts and later the government style after the Restoration.
We also have freedom FROM religion, speech and assembly too.
I certainly would not want a government styled after the prejudices I read in your comments.
Worship as you please but don't legislate it - and impose your belief system on the society at large.

2006-10-14 17:02:14 · answer #3 · answered by planksheer 7 · 1 1

See, this is a prime example of why all you kids should sit up straight, pay attention in history class, and not smoke crack before class. If you do smoke crack, nod off, and slouch, you'll be just like pj and end up too flipping stupid to interpret the laws of the land.

Also, you'll end up like pj and be too stupid to spell or form coherent sentences. Poor, poor pj. We all pity poor pj, don't we?

2006-10-14 16:58:49 · answer #4 · answered by Stuart 7 · 1 1

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