Why do Atheists seem to think seperation of church and state means that religious people can't hold office?

Question

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diane - An example that I have heard many times recently is that people say they Mitt Romney shouldn't be President because he is Mormon and it violates separation of church and state. It's asinine, but I hear it all the time.

Answer 1

Warped thinking. I think that it is a scheme to landslide their way of thinking. A religious man has the right to be there just as much as the non-religious. Separation of the church and state was more less put in place to prevent religious or government corruption from infecting either or like what has been done in the past. Example: witch burnings, unfounded heretic executions, government controlled Church doctrine, the Church or other religious entities controlling government. The key idea here is freedom without infringing on the rights of others. If you fit under our Constitution you have rights and choices to control your life to live as you see fit. The pursuit of happiness... Yes, people that hold office can be happy also...

Answer 2

I've never heard an Athiest even suggest that. A religious person has every right to hold office, provided they are willing to adhere to the principle of Church/State separation while in office.

Answer 3

A lot of Atheists want to keep anyone with a religious preference out of government. Separation of church and state means that the state does not pick any religion to promote.

Answer 4

In concept specific.. yet some human beings do not see why THEIR faith won't be able to be lined interior the state mutually as conserving the state out of their faith. And any attempt to dam their faith from being lined interior the state, or removal of things that snuck their way in, is seen by using them to be inflicting the state to disclaim them their faith... choose i ought to verify a solid thank you to describe to those human beings. assorted the time they forget approximately me, say i'm persecuting them, or say that the state isn't meant to be separated from the church even inspite of the incontrovertible fact that they nonetheless have self belief church is separated from the state.

Answer 5

Because they are Satanic and will do and say anything to try and get Christians to take a back seat and shut up. Kind of like Rosa Parks.

First of all, there is no such thing as separation of church and state. In fact, I'll pay anyone $1,000,000 if they can show me in the United States Constitution where it says anything about separation of church and state.

The fact is, the United States of America is a Christian nation founded upon Christian ideals and principles. Only the secular Satanists are arguing otherwise.

What the Constitution does say is that we have freedom of religion. That means someone can run for office and promote their religious agenda while in office. Just as much as someone who is Satanic (anti-Christian) can run for office and promote their secular/Satanic agenda.

Whenever Christians fail to debate Satan from the Bible they will lose. It's hardly a shining example of exemplary Christianity to fail to stand with God's Word. Even if that means risking your neck.

Jesus died for you. He died so that you might live with him in Heaven. But by failing to stand up to the secular Satanic crowd here on Earth do you really think you are standing up for God's Kingdom both in Heaven and here on Earth?

What does God think of this? What does he want you to do? Do you really believe you're going to Heaven if you fail to stand up, as an Ambassador for the Kingdom of God, to the Satanic nutjobs here on Earth?

Answer 6

They don't, they would simply prefer not to have legislation passed involving theistic motives and influences.

Answer 7

It sounds as if you are jumping to conclusions and making assumptions. Would you please cite an example of this specifically?