Do you think there should be separation of Church and State?

Question

I go to a Christian school and we have to take religion courses to graduate. One of our courses is morality. So my teacher asked if there should be a separation of Church and State. I thought it was interesting so I am asking you. Do you think so if so why? I'll tell you my thoughts once I see yours. Just to keep it from going one sided or something like that.

I think there should be seperation of church and state. We have way to many other religions to let one take control.

Answer 1

First, tell teach to study the Constitution

Separation of Church and State is not part of the Constitution.* Unfortunately, neither is teaching proper history and interpretation of the Constitution and longer a part of the Public School System.

Initially, the Constitution in short was saying that America was not going to establish a state religion as with Britain and the Church of England. Of course, considering the era and where we came from there were basically perks if you were Protestant and not RC, Methodist, etc. That came in the form of voting, land owning, inheritance, etc. Of course you could be the most devote Protestant female and you didn't get any of those, just as blacks didn't get to be whole persons and the most patriotic Methodist didn't get them. Signs of the time.

Time forward: still the government may not establish a state religion which is just as well due to all the various religions or lack thereof. BUT HERE IS WHERE THE LIBERALS ALONG WITH THE ACLU HAVE GONE OVERBOARD: instead of supporting your to worship as a Christian they take away your right to because it may insult someone else (ie, athiest, agnostic, Muslim, etc.). On the other hand those same people will say that we must allow Muslims to get on their rugs in public, no matter how much it offends me, a Christian. So the non-existant "separation of Church and State" has instead become "removal of Christianity and preferment of other religions". Why should they be allowed to pray to their Satan and I can't pray to my God?

What should we do?
Get rid of the ACLU is a good start

Answer 2

No, there shouldn't be. Not the way the general public is taking it, where they are trying to drive religion out of every area of public life. There should not be one national religion - everyone should be allowed to worship. Separation of church and state was based on judicial activism and they should realize we have freedom of religion, not freedom from it.

Answer 3

There should be a separation of church and state because your church may not be the one combined with state.

Answer 4

Of course! Christians need to accept the fact that they are no longer the only religion with any power and with a large number of followers. They can no longer force everyone to conform to their twisted and outmoded beliefs.

We've moved their cheese!