The town I live in (in US), just spent over $2,000 of city funds building a nativity scene.....?

Question

I am not stating my opinion on this either way, but I am curious...

Is it really possible to have "seperation of church and state", as our country is supposed to have?

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Answer 1

Thats ridiculous. What a waste of people's taxes.

Answer 2

First off find me the phrase "seperation of Church and state" in the constitution. It is simply not there. The 1st amendment state "Congress shall make no laws concerning religion or prohibiting the free excersize thereof"

That is not seperation of church and state. THat does not say that you have a right to walk down the street and not see a religious symbol other than your own, even on government property. This country was founded on Chrisitan values.

As a Christian, I would not be offended if I saw a buddah statue, or a representation of Allah, or a menorah. None of those things offend me. It is when the governemt starts dictating what I ahve to believe, that becomes wrong. Simply having a nativity on the lawn at city hall is not wrong.

Answer 3

We'll never had separation of church and state as long as people see legality as an extension of morality. Murder is punished because it is "wrong", which is a moral judgement. Moral judgements are derived from religion. Not to say that it shouldn't be punished (I can give a longer explanation if desired), but as long as morality is the basis of legality, there will never be more than a pretension of separation.

Anyway, I'm not really bothered by the nativity thing. I'm not Christian, but this is, by and large, and Christian nation, with mainly Christian values and culture. And anyway, Christmas is a celebration of love--why on Earth would anyone be against that? We need more love in the world.

Answer 4

Lies, Lies, and more Lies! There is no mention of separation of church and state in the Constitution, nor in the Bill of Rights, nor in the Preamble. That concept was made up by the Dumbos! We were founded by religious people who did not want A religion to control the government, but neither did they want the government to control religion. Let me give you an idea of how the signers of the declaration of Independence, our founding fathers viewed the idea a church and state. When Thomas Jefferson was President of these United States, he went around the District of Columbia and distributed the King James Bible to all of the PUBLIC schools, so that the students could have ready access to the Scriptures for their religious studies!

Answer 5

well i don't believe 2000 is a fair price for a small towns budget
is the contactor doing the work someones friend
the white house does decorate for xmass reflecting the curent presidents religion ..,,,,, this country was founded on freedom of religion,,,, and i wouldn't mind if a jewish or muslim or buddist or otherwise any religion decorated the white house reflecting their personal religious beliefs ,,,, I do know what you mean about the seperation of church and state,,, and was watching a tv special on decorating the white house asking myself the very same ? and conluded its not the countrys religion being represented but the current inhabitants ,,,,,im sure in your town its a majority christian and no one objects

Answer 6

My town does this too - but they also put up a menorrah, a Muslim star, ( I think that's what it is) a cute Mr. And Mrs. Claus, and a Rudolph, and they do it in the park, not anywhere near the town buildings. I certainly don't think it's right to spend taxpayer money (in other words, MY taxes) on a nativity. Nor do I think it's right for the rest of it - but ONLY as far as the money goes.That money would be better spent on kids who need coats and a decent meal, and we have far too many of them in my town. I'm glad my town is so open to including everyone's faiths/beliefs. If it was on the Town Hall lawn, I'd have to protest that.

Answer 7

Separation of Church and State is NOT found in the Constitution. The Constitution states that in regard to religion, the federal government is supposed to be "hands off". That means that they are not supposed to say yea or nay about anything that has to do with religion. The Constitution DOES say that any powers not delegated to the federal government fall under the jurisdiction of the State. It is up to your state to decide is this is a problem or not, but the federal government, according to the Constitution, has absolutely no say in the matter.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

I am a Christian and I think that is way too much money to spend. It is a federal holiday and a great majority of this country are Christians so its hard to totally separate. They will spend equal, if not more, money on other religions. It shows up in schools all the time. They also have to spend tons of money translating from English to Spanish. It's difficult to please everyone and not offend anyone.

Answer 10

I love the Nativity Scene and think it has a place in a public display... but it was wrong of them to purchase it with public funds. They could have sought donations or the local chamber of commerce could have raised money for symbols of all faiths and secular ones to decorate with.

Answer 11

I am willing to bet there is no "Baby Jesus" in the nativity scene. Courts have been ruling on these nativity scenes, Christmas trees and menorahhs for ten or 15 years now, if there is no Baby Jesus it's a secular scene, if the menora had one less candlestick, it's a secular symbol and not a religious symbol... it's just technicalities, they get their religious BS on public property bought with public funds, and tell us it isn't religious at all... I call Bunk.