If the law calls for separation of church and state - Which is the higher authority?

Answer 1

No one remembers that this country was established for religious freedom. The law says the state can not create a religion or establish laws concerning them.

This was to keep us from becoming like the England of old where the church ruled.

And it should be that way this day. There should be NO involvement of the state in religion and vis a vie there should be NO involvement of religion in government.

Pray to your god in your own place of worship and in your home. Speak your belief freely as it is your right. BUT IN NO WAY SHOULD YOU TRY AND MAKE THE GOVERNMENT SUPPORT YOUR BELIEF SYSTEM AND ITS DOCTRINE.

Sorry when a priest can rape a young boy and the church protects him, or pastors use drugs and cry on television asking for forgiveness of their sins, are these the kind of people we want influencing our governments decision on every one in this country?

The Constitution clearly does not say GOD. Why? Because it would mean the government has chosen to support a religion. Instead it chose the word CREATOR, leaving the government out of religion.

Religion should stay out of government. Your morals are not my morals and should not be forced on to me or anyone else.

Answer 2

For matters of interaction with the state, the state's laws
are supreme.

For matters of interaction with God, the church's laws are
supreme.

The church may not impose its laws/rules on the state.

To some degree, the state does impose its laws/rules on the
Church. That is, if you murder someone in a church, its still
murder.

Of course, religion effects the state by controlling the votes.

We are all (religion and non religious) better off with the
two entities separate.

EVERY secular argument to the contrary requires that the
religion of the person making the argument be the religion
controlling the state.

Of course, having the state control how you relate to your
God is just as ludicrous.

Answer 3

If you take the time to research the separation of Church and State, it was put in the Constitution to keep a young nation from adopting or promoting a " State" religion like England has.

It doesn't mean that religious events and such, cannot take place on state property like the ACLU wants people to believe. We don't want the Feds or State governments supporting one religion over another. The freedom of choice of the people is the main reason.

Answer 4

First I would advise you actually read the real US constitution, there is no law that calls for seperation of Church and State, what it does do is say that the state can not pass any law restricting religion and there can be no "state" religion ( remember the term state here means federal government, not state government)

So it is obvious that my not allowing the state to pass any laws against the Church, shows obviously that the Church has the higher authority.

Answer 5

The only authority is that of the govt. The church is irrelevant. You can choose to ignore all religions. You can't ignore the law.

Also, the 1st amendment does NOT say the govt shall pass no law restricting religion. This is a typical lie. Read the 1st amendment yourselves. just google it. It prevents the govt. from passing laws RESPECTING religion or any church. States are also barred from passing biblical text as state law since federal law supersedes state law. Julius Caesar commissioned the invention of the Roman Bible. It is a book of pure crap. I will slaughter anybody who tries to make me or my family live under religious tyrranny.

Answer 6

Our president has a hard time understanding this to. Let me try to help, they are apples and oranges. To a deeply spiritual American Muslim the church my be the higher authority but she must also fallow the laws of the land. To a non practicing American Christan the law of the land may be more important but they will still have to answer for their sins. To an American Jew the only thing that may matter is Gods law but they will still be prosecuted for committing crimes. I could go on but dose this help you at all or do you have church bells ringing in your ears?

Answer 7

The purpose of the writers of the Constitution was to keep the state from meddling in affairs of religion. The state was not to have authority to force its citizens to believe one way or another or to limit their ability to believe and participate in religion.
As a Christian, you must know that God is the ultimate authority in all the universe, but our government has the right to pass laws which we may think violate our religious beliefs (as long as the law isn't promoting or limiting religion).
When Jesus was asked if citizens should pay taxes to Caesar, who was a persecutor of the early Church, he told them to give Caesar what is Caesar's and give God what is God's (in other words, pay the tax because you are a citizen under Caesar's authority).
We have a Christian obligation to live by the laws of the land, but if those laws ever violate your religious ethics, you must follow your ethics. Paul was jailed many times for following his calling instead of heeding the threats of local politicians.

Answer 8

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;

I heard one pundit say "You have freedom of religion, not freedom from religion.

The concept of "a wall of separation" comes from a letter written by the a sitting President. I believe it was 1804, geez who could that have been? He did not feel it was his place to be declaring church holidays as this lent to "establishment".

I know the rest. I challenge the next person to find the letter and include a quote from it in his/her answer.

After that someone look up the date of the Supreme Court decision.

Answer 9

That depends partly on you and partly on the subject. If you believe in The Church and that it has authority over you, then you give it a higher designation. The State has power that we give it to make and enforce rules on us. When they come in contact with each other, you give the authority so you must decide which one is higher.

Answer 10

actually the constitution does not directly state this. is was implied by statements in the Constitution, as well as what the founding fathers were trying to achieve.

it has been shown time and time again , that if you intermingle religion and politics, you will only corrupt both, but religious types just can't handle everyone else not living under the same guidelines they have to.