Okay, I have a few questions that i want simple yes or no answers to... It's for a paper...
Should "under God" be taken out of the Pledge of Allegiance?
Should the 10 Commandments be allowed to be displayed in public/government places?
Should children be allowed to pray in school?
Should government officials be allowed to base political decisions on religious beliefs?
Can you explain to me how you would keep your core religious beliefs out of a political decision you would make?
What are your exact boundaries for church and state? (i.e. allow kids to pray, but don't give them an exact time to do it in school, but please don't be too radical about it, I need to keep it kind of simplified)
Well thanks alot... This will really help...
2006-11-28 14:16:31 · 6 answers · asked by boxerbabe223 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Yes. Asking children to profess allegiance to a deity they may not believe in is overstepping the bounds of separation of church and state.
No. Not on government property. Privately owned property is completely acceptable. A private homeowner can litter the front lawn with 1,000 crosses if they'd like.
They can pray privately to themselves and no one can stop them from doing so, but the state cannot mandate, endorse, promote or even allow any kind of organized or teacher-led prayer.
Not SOLELY on religious belief, no. As Justice O'Connor once said (to paraphrase) "we are not in the business of legislating based on morality alone."
I'm an atheist, I don't think it would be an issue.
Complete separation. No organized prayer, no government endorsed prayer of any kind (this of course cannot stop individuals from praying to themselves).
2006-11-30 02:55:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Should "under God" be taken out of the Pledge of Allegiance?
No
Should the 10 Commandments be allowed to be displayed in public/government places?
Yes
Should children be allowed to pray in school?
Yes
Should government officials be allowed to base political decisions on religious beliefs?
Yes
Can you explain to me how you would keep your core religious beliefs out of a political decision you would make?
Imposable, you are who you are and religious beliefs make up what a person is.
What are your exact boundaries for church and state? (i.e. allow kids to pray, but don't give them an exact time to do it in school, but please don't be too radical about it, I need to keep it kind of simplified)
What separation between church and state means is actual "church" and state. In other words, I elect you, not your pasture. This is why catholics have a hard time, a lot of people are afraid a vote for a catholic is a vote for the pope and Americans should always hold the reigns of America. However, government can be religious.
So a coach can lead his players in prayer but cannot make them participate in the prayer. An elected official or court witness can take his oath on any religious text he chooses because even being religious we can honor all religions. Professing religion is not against church and state so the students who do papers using their religion as a topic or as insperation should not be suspended or expelled.
Pretty much being religious is not the church. Saying I want to pray is not the same as you should become Baptist. Tried to keep it simple as I could.
2006-11-28 22:35:18 · answer #2 · answered by JFra472449 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Should "under God" be taken out of the Pledge of Allegiance?
No.
Should the 10 Commandments be allowed to be displayed in public/government places?
No, but it doesn't bother me when they are.
Should children be allowed to pray in school?
Yes, but not as an official activity or led by a teacher.
Should government officials be allowed to base political decisions on religious beliefs?
Yes. Personal morality is an important part of decision making.
Can you explain to me how you would keep your core religious beliefs out of a political decision you would make?
I wouldn't try.
What are your exact boundaries for church and state? (i.e. allow kids to pray, but don't give them an exact time to do it in school, but please don't be too radical about it, I need to keep it kind of simplified)
No organized prayer. A moment of silence is fine. People of faith have every right to participate in the political process & advocate positions based on their faith based notions of right & wrong.
2006-11-28 22:41:01 · answer #3 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Pledge: No, I don't believe that's necessary
10 Commandments: Yes, on private property, not public
Children/prayer: Children should, as it is now, be allowed to pray quietly to themselves. No teacher led prayer in public schools should be allowed.
Decision/religious beliefs: No, the principle of separation of church and state is core to our governmental system.
Keeping religion out of decision: I would have to disregard religion in any civil law situation, that's a given. How? By acknowledging that legislating a religious idea is taboo under our Constitution and moving forward from there. Morality is just as present in our atheists as our religious folk. Common respect for human rights and being a moral person does not rely upon being religious.
Boundaries of church and state: My exact boundaries are pretty cut and dried. Allowing a religious basis derived from one religion for any law which affects every American, regardless of their religious beliefs, is a direct violation of the First Amendment. The founders did not create a theocracy - if they had wished to they had every opportunity to do so. Instead they created a democratic republic that severely limited the power of any church to dictate law in our government.
You are very welcome, good luck with your paper!
2006-11-28 23:54:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
1. The God referred to was Tail gunner Joe McCarthy, the man responsible for the blacklisting of the 1950s. It was not part of the original pledge. It was put in to placate his House Un-American committee.
2. The 10 commandments are a Religious Set of Laws, the United States is a secular not a theocratic nation. Both Thomas Jefferson and John Adams stated that.
3. Anyone who doesn't think kids pray in school wasn't in my Algebra 2 class in High School during finals. What was barred was the right of teachers to force kids of different religions to renounce their own faiths and engage in acts of worship in the teachers faith, which did happen, I saw it in my own schools.
4. A person's religious beliefs are a fundamental part of their moral and ethical worldview. It would be impossible for them to separate that from their actions.
5&6. See my answers to the last two questions.
2006-11-29 02:02:50 · answer #5 · answered by rich k 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No it shouldn't simply because it been around for so long, if it is offensive to somebody then they shouldn't have to say it.
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You can't if you truly believe in something, the only thing you can do is hope that the politicians you vote for truly think in the same manor as you.
Don't allow religion in school period, it only divides the different cultures. Kids can pray at home before and after school if they like.
2006-11-28 23:13:44 · answer #6 · answered by Joseph R 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋