That the court judges make decisions with a Bible in their hands?
I mean, separation of church and state should be abolished, right? I don't think so but in the opinion of many conservatives it appears to be that way.
2006-11-29 17:10:16 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
please excuse heartfelt...he is not educated to know that separation of church and state is in another one of our governing documents, the Declaration of Independence.
2006-11-29 17:22:51 · update #1
They must if they've been able to get their way when it came to pushing some of their ridiculous agendas.
I don't think that the separation of church and state should be abolished though.
2006-11-29 17:14:42 · answer #1 · answered by iwannarevolt 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Actually, heartfelt is correct. The statement "separation between church and state" is found in a letter Jefferson wrote to the Danbury Baptist Association on January 1st, 1801, not in the United States Constitution or the Declaration of Independence - this is a common mistake. I know this because I recently did a presention on the separation of church and state (I'm a college senior majoring in History and minoring in Political Science).
The Constitution says that "Congress shall make no law regarding the establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." The Supreme Court, ruling in 1947 in Everson v. Board of Education, cited Jefferson's metaphor and have been using it ever since, such as in 1948's McCollum v. Board of Education and 1962's Engel v. Vitali.
Wikipedia has articles detailing all of these cases, if you are interested. If you have any other questions or wish to discuss it further, feel free to do so.
I repeat: it is nowhere in the Declaration of Independence... I challenge anyone to show me a copy with that phrase in there. Then find a copy of Jefferson's "Danbury Letter" - you can google it. That document does contain the phrase.
If you were curious, I am a conservative who believes in the separation of church and state. I am not alone, either, so be careful about throwing around such gross generalizations - they only serve to anger people.
2006-11-29 17:39:32 · answer #2 · answered by eagle5953 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you look in all of America's famous documents like the Constitution and all of them there is nothing mentioned about sepration of church and state. It was a statement made by a former president and taken out of context. And as a conservative why do I need to use religion as an excuse for my beliefs?? It's not an excuse it's how I really feel. Gee.
2006-11-29 17:17:34 · answer #3 · answered by Brianne 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
More commonly, judges use stare decisis, or precedent to make their decisions. Like it or not, this country was founded on religious beliefs, the only difference is that we allow any person of any faith (or lack thereof) to practice any religion they want. People who have certain beliefs instilled in them are also still able to practice them, not allowing this would be a violation of free religion. It always cut both ways.
2006-11-29 17:33:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-13 10:09:00 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your making a fool of your self. you need to go back and read it again.
It would be more right if you stated it this way.
Separation of state and church. but in truth no were doed it ever say the word Separation.
2006-11-29 18:14:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
now, yes, but in a very differant way. not the bible itself, but rather the bible has been put into the constitution.
2006-11-29 17:17:55 · answer #7 · answered by Daniel 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I've told you before, Steve. This is cultural war. It is all-or-nothing cultural war.
And I hope you don't win.
2006-11-29 18:36:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
jesus for president in '08
2006-11-29 17:14:29 · answer #9 · answered by list 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Oh, put on your big girl panties and deal with it...
2006-11-29 17:14:13 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋