that is used only to label the fact that you want to remove Christianity into our lifes..it is a word that is used to label anyone that disagrees with the fact that we are accountable to God and to religion, how do you become athesists? I don't understand..but this word is just fear mongering so as an excuse to remove God and Jesus in our daily life
Well if you must be so shallow why don't you just listen to what has to be said by Jesus he only teaches what we need in life.
2007-09-20 05:37:09 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I like your question.
Accept it or not, the US was founded on the principle of Christianity...just like an Arab nations use the principles of Islam...we can't fight this...it's normal.
Personally, I believe in a separation of Church and state in every Nation because it is known that religion and politics can be very poisonous; in some Muslim Based countries, this wouldn't happen; in the US they try to make a separation but it's not 100% possible because the US laws has a Christian base.
So you see, the prophet Jesus was correct after all when he said.."Render to Caesar what is Caesar's and to God the things that are God's."
2007-09-20 06:08:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
I am not trying to remove Christianity from your life. Sorry that you have a martyr complex about it.
Separation of Church and State means that you can not force Christianity into my life if I do not want you to.
If the American government were to decide Islam was the true religion then you would be clamoring for separation of Church and State.
You think that you are accountable to god. But I do not. What makes you position so much more tenable than mine? I am aware of the reasons for my position and most of the reason people state for yours. Plainly from your attitude you have never thought beyond your limited horizons. And you accuse me of being shallow!
I never became an atheist. I always was an atheist, I was born an atheist. I just was never indoctrinated into thinking that the religion of my country/parents was an absolute truth.
Jesus teaches nothing. He is dead. All that is left are some words in a book first written (at best) 30 to 130 years after he was supposed to have died by people that never met him. They have been edited, mis-translated and generally mangled over the last 1800+ years. If you do not like this fact then tough. No amount of belief or prayer can change it.
2007-09-20 05:55:35 · answer #2 · answered by Simon T 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Well from a biblical stand point. The two should be separate based on the fact that any Christian would be a subject to God's government. Jesus said his Kingdom was no part of this world. So from that standpoint I would think that a true Christian would not want to be active in a man made government. However, Jesus made it clear that you are to follow man's laws unless they conflict with Gods.
From a state stand point. Unfortunately everyone doesn't believe the same thing. So to have a government that was pushing Christian, Muslim, ect. view, simply put, would be unfair to others.
2007-09-20 05:48:00 · answer #3 · answered by Plat 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That 'term' keeps Islam or Buddhism or whatever from being forced on you. That term is never used to take any religion, including Christianity, out of a person's personal decisions. Its used when a certain religious group (around here, Christianity) tries to force it's way into public life.
An example-Prayer at the flag. As long as it's not mandated by a public scholl, it's allowed for whoever WANTS to participoate
2.) 'Under God' being removed from our Pledge. It was not part of the original poem/script. It was inserted in the 1950's.
Again, the 'term'-seperation of church and state- is used to protect US citizens from being forced to practice a certain religion, including you and all other Christians...it does not take away personal rights.
2007-09-20 06:03:40 · answer #4 · answered by strpenta 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps you should study history, then you might understand. It would be a lot better than assuming separation of church and state is atheists trying to remove God from your life. The USA was founded on a belief that religion was a personal thing and should not be dictated, promoted, or discouraged by the government. We have since then put the 10 commandments into court rooms; we have put references to God on our money; and we have added God to the pledge. None of these things were ideas supported or encouraged by our founding fathers. These things popped up years later, some of which were just 50 years ago.
2007-09-20 05:51:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I am not an atheist, I am a Christian who reads and understand the bible. I believe wholeheartedly in the separation of church and state, and so does the bible. (II Corinthians 6:14-15; John 15:19; John 17:14-16; John 18:36; Hebrews 11:14).
2007-09-20 05:55:43 · answer #6 · answered by Capri 1230 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No one wants to remove anything from your life. That freedom, which you apparently don't understand or appreciate, is meant to give people a CHOICE. When this country was first settled by Europeans, people fled countries where you were forced to believe in one kind of faith. There was no free thought. Can you imagine being forced to be a Catholic and believe all their doctrine. Or being forced to be a certain kind of Protestant?
What if you were forced to be a Muslim?
You believe how you believe because your belief is, for now, in the majority. Maybe one day Islam, a fast growing religion, might rival Christianity in strength. Will you like your separation of church and state then? Shallow, my dear, is what you are for not being able to see past your own point of view. In fact, separation of church and state exists to protect people from ignorant fools like you.
2007-09-20 05:46:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
Although the "separation of church at state" is NOT in the Constitution it does serve a purpose, And it's not what most people think.
It original intent of this idea was so that the government doesn't control a "state religion", like has been done in Russia and England in the past. Or, so the religion doesn't control the State Like old France. That's it no more.
The USA was founded on "God we trust" if the founders intended a complete separation that many today argue, then we would have this saying at all. We have a right to believe in what we want, and we have a right to use those beliefs to influence our secular thinking. A complete separation is not only wrong and impossible, it tends to take away from our original rights and contradicts our founding fathers philosophies.
2007-09-20 05:43:27 · answer #8 · answered by Coool 4 · 5⤊ 3⤋
The seperation of Church and state Doesn`t remove Christianity from any ones life who wants to be a Christian .It only stops Christians from imposing their religion on every one want doesn`t want it
2007-09-20 05:49:41 · answer #9 · answered by keny 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it is not an effort to remove Christianity.
Think for a moment. While it does keep the church out of the state, it also keeps the state out of the church. I wish I could underline that last part, but since I can't, let me repeat it:
It also keeps the state out of the church!
Why do you think all people have been able to follow their religions of choice in America, for example? Was it luck? Or could it possibly have been a protection put in place that protects ALL religious rights as well as the rights of the government to remain religiously neutral...
Think!
2007-09-20 05:47:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 2⤋