About seperation of church and state....?

Question

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

We have broken both aspects of this. We strip free exercise of religion out of schools and courthouses while at the same time several states have "marriage amendments" to their consitutions that are based only on religious beliefs. How does this make any sense?

Answer 1

I agree completely. It's a shame to see our government stifle our freedoms of expression and beliefs. Instead, our government should be indifferent, treating all with the same respect and benefits to everyone.

I believe schools should accommodate students with religious beliefs. Even teaching a religion does not mean the school endorses such belief it is simply providing a more comprehensive education to those who wish to receive it.

By the same token, same sex marriages should not only be allowed, but should have the same privileges that any married couple receives from the government.

But alas, politics and lobbying will never allow this to happen now

Answer 2

The leftist agenda, divide our country, destroy our culture so the socialist revolution can be complete.

No were in the constitution are the words "separation of church and state" are mentioned, and as you quoted that a national religion cannot be established by congress although they are trying hard with socialism, and they have consistently tried to prohibit the free exercise of religion as you have noted.

What we are talking about is a tyrannical congress, and you do not know what the founding fathers so clearly state about that, Principle 11 - The majority of the people may alter or abolish a government which has become tyrannical.
"Prudence, indeed, will dictate that governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes ... but when a long train of abuses and usurpations ... evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such government, and to provide new guards for their future security." - Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence

I can tell you that today it is becoming very close to 50% of AMericans are ready to throw them out forcefully if necessary. In the last poll on Congress 86% of AMericans felt that congress is doing a bad job, the lowest polling numbers in history.

If I were a congressman, and in particular if I voted YEA on amnesty I would be getting my resume ready because many of those are going to get fired in 2008.

Answer 3

many stuff incorrect there: a million) The term "state" refers additionally to a rustic. what's Condi Rice's job returned? 2) No point of government can pass a regulation that's unconstitutional, so no states can not %. a faith. 3) The words themselves come from a letter with the aid of Thomas Jefferson (we would desire to think of he's familiar with greater approximately what the shape became meant to assert than us certainly?) however the theory is obvious in the 1st. 4) The general rejoinder that only a nationwide faith is unlawful is asinine in the two grammar and logic, because of the fact the "thereof" necessitates that the Prohibition of enterprise and the unfastened workout would desire to seek advice from an analogous factor. because of the fact this is for sure not real that only a nationwide faith could be freely exercised, it for sure isn't the objective of the enterprise clause. the entire assertion only is clever while utilized to any and all religions in the two clauses. 5) It relies upon on what variety of spelling and grammar blunders. certainly a coherent logical argument with a pair of typos isn't devalued, yet a demonstration of an lack of ability to apply language is a demonstration of an lack of ability to appreciate it, and it somewhat is used to illustrate the incoherence of a failed argument by way of improper wording.

Answer 4

Your assertions are what make no sense.

What do you mean that "we strip free exercise of religion out of schools and courthouses" ...? Where do you get that far-fetched idea from? Who has done what you claim? And how can you sit there and say that no one in school or in a courthouse is ever allowed to exercise their religious belief? You talk like Chicken Little.

Secondly, the fact that "marriage amendments" to the state constitutions have been successfully enacted by the voters has NOTHING to do with violating any constitutional guarantees!

You are talking in nonsensical circles.

Answer 5

It doesn't make any sense 1st of all. But when we have people in office who believe in something different than a majority or something to that effect we have these issues.
Unless we as a people can justfibly learn to see and understand differences then we can see and fix the issues w/ separartion of church and state...this is ever more important with our current administration because G.W. Bush has used the word "GOD" many times in his speeches and also it has been a large part of his admin. even though he brushed off all of his Churched based supporters after he won re-election because he no longer needs them becasue he feels he can do what he wants.
Tough question and there isn't an easy answer.
right now the only real is answer is "Time will tell"

Answer 6

Who ever told you that this world has to make any senses at all? Its has been a while ago that peoples have stopped to do what was right, now they are just doing what they want to do, and since the passion (and devotion) arising from religion, help them to express their voice, the ones who are more reasonable and have real values are not heard at all... This world is all about the ones that complained the most, so to shut them up, they (the gov) give them candies, if you don`t talk its like you don`t even exist...
So keep being active in promoting your view of the world, and make your voice be heard where it counts the most, and maybe you will see some changes later...

Answer 7

When Christians, Buddhists, Muslims, etc. interrupt school time to practice their religion, they are taking time away from students of other faiths (or of no faith) who are there to learn.

See Matthew 6:6 - "But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly."

Translation: Keep thy religion to thyself.

Nobody is saying your kids can't pray. Just don't do it on other kids' time.

I'm not sure what you mean by your point on marriage. I've never heard religious-based arguments in FAVOR of gay marriage...only against.

Answer 8

It's politics...politicians want the voter confused so they can keep it a self serving government...look at the pay increases congress has found time to vote on even though NOTHING else seems to get done...only a couple of the republicans voted against it.

Answer 9

Government schools and courts cannot be seen to endorse any particular religion, although I think they go too far when they quash individuals' expression of their religion. Marriage amendments aren't only based on religious beliefs, there is much historical basis for them. Many secular people also believe marriage is between one man and one woman.

Answer 10

Karl Marx said, in order for social change to occur there has to be a separation of church and state. They are very sneaky as far as slipping things in under the rug