2006-10-30 14:21:46 · 20 answers · asked by Donny 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Do Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy belong in the US government?
Silly Rabbit, Myths are for kids.
2006-10-30 14:24:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 5⤋
The first amendment to the Constitution of the US forbids the Government from setting up an official state run religion, but it does not and cannot forbid individuals in any position from letting their personal religious beliefs from affecting the way they act or vote in regards to any issue that might be faced within the government or society at large. Whatever a person's religion it will be an important part of that persons life. One thing that practically every religion has is some sort of moral code that should govern the actions of the believer. If someone votes or acts against the moral code set out by his or her religion that person is being hypocritical. It is perfectly reasonable and acceptable for members of our Government to adopt positions on issues that are morally consistent with their interpretation of the tenets of their faith, whatever that faith may be.
2006-10-30 22:30:57 · answer #2 · answered by nathanael_beal 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes God does belong
The First Amendment
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
Liberals read the First Amendment and say God was never to be in government. That is NOT what was written.
2006-10-30 22:35:58 · answer #3 · answered by Akkita 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The First Amendment states that the government shall not establish a national religion nor prohibit the free exercise thereof.
Government cannot have 1 national religion, but it has no right to deny HIS existence. That would prevent the free exercise of religion.
2006-10-30 23:09:36 · answer #4 · answered by Chainsaw 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He already is. I mean, after all, when I heard more about George Bush from the pulpit in most conservative churches than I did Jesus Christ, before he was elected, it was obvious. If you want God back in government, then start at home. This countries spiritual problems are not because of prayer in schools. It is because of no prayer in the home.
2006-10-30 22:30:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO NO NO -- god does not belong in the US government or any other government. Seperation of church and state should be ultimate. Why-- because not everyone beleives in the same god. Also-- it is not right to fight wars in the name of god or gods
2006-10-30 22:31:39 · answer #6 · answered by Kristen L 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The government is officially secular. Even the profession of religious faith by individuals in government is usually very suspect.
God is got by sacrifice, not by force or by ambition. You can only suffer God into your life; you cannot yell God into your life. The U.S. government, needless to say, is not into suffering or sacrifice, but into power and prestige and privilege.
2006-10-30 22:29:55 · answer #7 · answered by voltaire 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, I believe in seperation of church and state. If someone isn't a christian you shouldn't force christian beliefs on them through your laws. I think that as long as it doesn't hurt someone or someone's property it shouldn't be against the law. I don't think we have the right to make people follow the laws of the bible, I think peoples choice to sin is their choice and it's between them and God. Not between them and the government. God will give them a fitting punishment, not us.
2006-10-30 22:33:50 · answer #8 · answered by musiclover4life15 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Give to God what is God's. Give to Caesar what is Caesar's. I'm sorry, I don't remember what verse, chapter, and book.
Christ generally didn't get along to well with governments. So it doesn't really matter whether you are Christian or not, this is not a theocracy, and Christ himself didn't seem to want one in place with fallible humans running it!
Can people use faith issues as criteria for voting? Yes, of course. People must vot their connscience, no matter what that conscience is composed of!
2006-10-30 22:25:57 · answer #9 · answered by peacedevi 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Only when a society becomes mentally handicapped to the extent that it can only manage to regurgitate a simplistic and arcane moral code to supplant any semblance of sophisticated reason and thought.
2006-10-30 22:59:56 · answer #10 · answered by buzzfeedbrenny 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. The law states there is separation of church and state. And politicians who make decisions based on their faith and religion are not only breaking the law, they are not supporting all the citizens of the country, or those that elected them of different faiths. Bush says he doesn't support stem cell research, which in effect is condeming many with diseases to death. He says the fetus is a person and has a right to live. Yet he supports the death penalty and also sending people to die in wars? He conveniently says he is religious when he vetoes stem cell research bill, but forgets that religion when he orders bombs to be dropped and prisoners to be tortured, and leaves thousands and thousands of Louisianans to suffer after a disaster. It takes balls to call yourself a Christian when people are suffering and dying because of your decisions.
2006-10-30 22:30:06 · answer #11 · answered by commonsense 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋