why is there so much ignorance about this make believe separation of Church and State?

Question

Public school propaganda?

Answer 1

The problem is that not enough people in this country study or know our history, nor do they understand the importance of the very document which is the foundation for our nation's law... That is: the Constitution.

Usually, when one speaks of "seperation of church and state" they believe they are referring to the first ammendment's Establishment Clause, which reads:

"Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion..."

Let's take a look at that shall we? CONGRESS shall MAKE NO LAW respecting the ESTABLISHMENT of religion.

In other words, Congress cannot establish a state religion. They cannot declare one religion legal and others illegal. This is intended to protect all people's freedom to worship God in the way that they so choose (or to not believe in God).

Those who believe in seperation of church and state will tell you that it means that the government (all branches) cannot have anything to do with religion, that all their decisions and policies must be made set apart from whatever religious beliefs they have. They would also say that those with public offices are not allowed to express their deeply-held religious views, and that religious displays (note: only CHRISTIAN displays) are not allowed on publicly-owned property.

These things, though the proponents of 'seperation of church and state' do not realize or care to recognize it, are clear violations of people's right to free speech and their freedom to worship.

There is NO seperation of Church and State anywhere in the United States Constitution, at least as it is often interpreted by many, including groups like ACLU and DEFCON.

So where DOES it exist? In a set of letters written by Thomas Jefferson. However, even HE did not believe religion should be removed from public policy, and even if he did, his letters do not equal the law of the land. The Constitution does.

So why does this belief persist? I would blame it on simple ignorance and simple laziness... a failure to read and to understand the greatest and most important document in our nation's history.

Answer 2

in reference to public schools: know that the church and the state are no longer honored in them. the children are no longer taught to say, each day as i did with my hand on my heart, the pledge of allegiance to the united states of america. my grandsons, aged 14 and 10, have no idea what to do when they hear the star spangled banner in public nor do they know its words or even the meaning of them. they have to be shoved to stand up, listen, and put their hands on their hearts, else, even at a ball game, they just sit there.

in all public schools, no mention of god can be made by the teachers. however, notice the words on the almighty dollar: "in god we trust," which, btw, is written practically everywhere in washington, dc, as well as on monuments inside of national parks. i don't see anything wrong with it other than the kids are taught these days that the almighty dollar outweighs every aspect of their lives, especially their choice of profession.

actually, what i wish to speak to about separation of church and state (language for which idea is NOT in the constitution or bill of rights):

1. if the churches are exempt from taxes, why do they have the same services as the public, i.e., police and fire services, to name a couple of them. i don't mind that they get the public services, but they too should pay taxes for them.

2. i have no idea why atheism is getting so popular, but anyone, in my mind, should believe whatever he likes to about god. which also means that if one minute of silence were set aside each day for all school children, then if they want to say a prayer in their minds, they could, and if they want to think about dollar bills, they can do that too.

the ignorance is the false belief that the constitution or the bill of rights has language inside of it requiring separation of church and state--neither do.

Answer 3

do you mean that the seperation is make believe or the law that it should be seperated is make belive?
if its the second one, every media source i listen to has said something to that effect despite its falsity. its not just the schools, society as a whole has begun to make it so

Answer 4

The government is establishing a religion...a religion of no religion at all! Get rid of prayer in school, get rid of the ten commandments, get rid of crosses. It is because of people like the ACLU and others who deny Christ that all this is going on. They are in darkness and they are repulsed by the light, so they want to destroy it.

Answer 5

to add to the last statement of firestorm, its not ignorace or laziness always, most of the time it is used this way to puch ones won agenda, like the ACLU

Answer 6

What make-believe separation are you referring to? What propaganda were you thinking of? Show some sources or give some examples, please.