Is the Government taking away the core values on which it was based?

Question

America's government was based on some basic Christian principles. The founding fathers gave people the right to practice which ever religion they wished. They also understood that by creating the seperation of church and state that Government would not be easily swade by religion. Because of the basic right of freedom of speech, people are able to say what they belive without reciveing government persicution. The government was designed that the majority would have more influence over the minorty when looking at politics. Why is it that the minority is asking for chrisitian values to be taken away form the government? The ten comandments are carved on the Supreme courts building in Washington D.C. However they were removed from the Massachusets court house. I understand that the phrase "One nation under God" was placed in the Pledge to show that we are not a communist country, but by removing it would we be going against what the phrase was origionaly intented to signify?
Why are we

taking some of the influencial parts of what it government is based on out?
I personaly will shout out "GOD BLESS AMERICA!" For it is through our actions and use of the basic Biblical based system that we have blessed ourselves, and tyranny inside and out side our country has been thwarted.

Answer 1

"The government was designed that the majority would have more influence over the minorty when looking at politics"

This is only half right.

The Constituion ALSO protects minorties from the tyranny of the majority, by ensuring that certain "inalienable" rights (including the right to hold religious views) cannot be denied or infringed upon simply because they are not held by the majority.

Answer 2

The Founders were mostly Deists, not Christians.

And they realized that any religion is too dangerous to be allowed to become the government. That's why the entire concept of separation of church and state -- that neither could control the other -- was written into the Constitution.

You are entirely free to shout out God Bless America. As is any other individual or private organization.

But when the government mandates it -- whether by law, or civil punishment, or even by a teacher demanding it of a child in class -- then the government has cross the line.

The government shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion. That means that what someone chooses to believe is none of the government's business.

But it also means that the government cannot take sides and tell people, directly or implicitly through monuments, that one religion is better, or more favored, than any other.

Doing that would be betraying everything the Founders tried to achieve by creating a secular, not theocratic, nation.

Answer 3

When I read the top line of your question, I thought you were asking about the Patriot Act...and was all prepared to reply, "Absabloodylutely"! But now, understanding (I think) your question about the separation of Church and State, I would have to say, "No".

There is no place for religion in politics. There is certainly room for religion in the lives of politicians...and in fact...I think its a very important thing. But I cannot agree with the involvement of God or any other 'churchlike' statement or value within politics itself. Religion is very alienation, person and exclusionary. We cannot support a government that would ascribe to these things.

I appreciate and respect for desire for God to continue being a part of the United States of America...but in this day and age, with the way the country is going and the way people abuse and distort religion for their own purposes....its very dangerous.

Answer 4

You wrote the answer yourself:

"The founding fathers gave people the right to practice which ever religion they wished. They also understood that by creating the seperation of church and state that Government would not be easily swade by religion."

Change "swade" to "swayed" and read it a few more times until you figure it out.

Answer 5

The idea of "Separation of Church and state" contrary to lib speech isn't in the constitution. It's in Jefferson's Federalist Papers. It means that the Government shouldn't proclaim a national religion. It doesn't say that no religion can be practiced. The "Ten Commandments" is just the name given to several ethical rules that most of the main religions on Earth practice. The Muslims have a set of rules that are just about the same.

If the LIBS can get religion removed from our society then it will be easier for them to bring in the "socialist-communist" "big government" "nanny state" that they want. Any liberal that denies that doesn't know what they believe in.

If you haven't read "Bill O'Rielly's 'Culture Warrior'" I highly suggest it. It opened my eyes to the way the country is headed and if we don't stop it we will look like the USSR did during the height of communism.

Answer 6

ever noticed how ever since the fight on Christianity in America started, it has been going to hell in a hand basket? Though images and carvings shouldn't represent christianity altogether (christians should) this is just another part of the ongoing fight against Christianity, that has not only gone on here, but the other parts of the world throughtout the history of time, i believe that it is indeed what has held this country together for so long, and the more they try and take it away, the farther apart the people of america become

Answer 7

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Answer 8

Unfortunately as America becomes more liberal and valueless so too will the government. More and more people are rejecting the core values of religion in favor of their own self imposed value structure. One that ultimately has to permeat through the government as well. The government, at least in our case, is only as good as its people. For the people and by the people. Since society is getting worse, so too is our government.

George Washington himself said its impossible to rightly govern without God and the Bible.

Answer 9

Yes it´s true

the US has been the "jewel of the free masons" to which almost all signer of the declaration of independance belonged to except for one who was a real christian I think... maybe you can help me with the name

Answer 10

yes it sure is.