2007-01-26 04:56:11 · 11 answers · asked by Christine5 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
no man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place, or ministry whatsoever, nor shall be enforced, restrained, molested, or burthened in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief; but that all men shall be free to profess, and by argument to maintain, their opinion in matters of religion, and that the same shall in no wise diminish enlarge, or affect their civil capacities.
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2007-01-26 05:05:26 · answer #1 · answered by Lissa Listens 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I understand it as a quote from Thomas Jefferson taken way out of context. "I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, thus building a wall of separation between Church and State."
What he meant was that no law in respect to, which means that no law that is pertaining to a certain christian church shall be made. It doesn't mean that public worship is wrong nor that government officials can't pray or have prayer before voting. They had prayer before every session of congress. And the prayers were in the name of Jesus.
2007-01-26 05:05:12 · answer #2 · answered by Love YHWH with all of oneself 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"separation of church and state." The ACLU and the liberal media have touted the phrase so many times that most people believe the phrase is in the Constitution. Nowhere is "separation of church and state" referenced in the Constitution. This phrase was in the former Soviet Union's Constitution, but it has never been part of the United States Constitution.
2007-01-26 07:52:55 · answer #3 · answered by mmilner_24 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That the govenrment shall be run by any given religion(s) nor will it legislate how a religion operates in matters of faith, nor will it outlaw or require a belief in a religion.
This doesn't mean that currency can not or should not have "In God We Trust" or that religious emblems, writings, symbols, etc that were placed in government building or lands in the past should be removed. These things are traditions and port of our history.
2007-01-26 05:04:21 · answer #4 · answered by Pirate AM™ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That the Gov't can not respect one religion over another, nor make laws that would respect any particular religion or it's beliefs over other religions. Nor can it create laws that would hinder a religion or it's practices Unless it is due to that religion getting into the Gov't to make laws according to it's belief system.
2007-01-26 05:34:17 · answer #5 · answered by Kithy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That it's not actually in the constitution and it's been a made up law... made up by the liberals and Atheists attempting to discriminate against religions
2007-01-26 05:02:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
That the government cannot endorse or condemn religion. As the Constitution aptly reads, "respect an establishment of religion."
The right wing Christians apparently think the government can FUND religion without "respecting" it. Go figure.
2007-01-26 05:00:20 · answer #7 · answered by WWTSD? 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
the state should not establish a church (as in the church of England)
the founding father wanted this in law they wanted seperation ""of ""religion! not "" from ""religion!
2007-01-26 05:02:25 · answer #8 · answered by revdauphinee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its not in the Constitution
but this is
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof...!!!
2007-01-26 05:06:18 · answer #9 · answered by mcmahon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No laws may be made to prohibit any religion, and no laws may be made to promote any religion.
Which is why "in god we trust", and "one nation under god" are Constitution violations and need to be removed because its the gvt crossing boundaries that they can't cross by law.
2007-01-26 05:05:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋