After all the church and the state are dealing with the same "commodity", and that is us the people, our body and spirit. The spirit cannot exist without the body and the body cannot exist without the spirit - unless you are dead. What happens when there is conflict between corporal and spiritual laws such as abortion?
2007-09-25 16:25:02 · 10 answers · asked by Don S 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I sure hope so. But laws have to be based on something, I like the Hammaurabi code myself or feel concensus/democracy could arive at a set of principles.
Sadly communism succeeds at this.
2007-09-25 16:29:19 · answer #1 · answered by davster 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok, that's a false premise.
Churches vary by religion and deal with belief in things without evidence, meaning faith.
The state deals with things such as taxation and protecting the rights of its members.
The state should never become a religious entity. Not everyone believes the same thing, and it invites religious tyranny. Your spiritual rules should not be forced onto everybody else -- have you read about theocracies? They are some of the most notorious abusers of human rights.
2007-09-25 23:44:27 · answer #2 · answered by Dalarus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No there cannot be a separation of church and state. It is written in the laws of the United States but seriously? Try separating it in truth, in action, in spirit. The nation would crumble.
The law to separate the state from the church is written on paper, it isn't carved in stone. We all know how long paper can last under the storm.
2007-09-25 23:42:53 · answer #3 · answered by the old dog 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Believe it or not, the endorsement of any particular religion CAN be contained within worshiping places and private property, and should. The answerer above me makes a good point - if voters vote on the basis of their religious beliefs (as most do), there may not be a complete separation. Note, however, that the "spirit" is part of the brain, and is therefore part of the body. You can damage parts of your brain and lose your "spirit," but still be alive.
2007-09-25 23:29:05 · answer #4 · answered by khard 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just the fact that the state makes the law means this separation is only in one direction. Total separation would preclude the state from enforcing separation. So the state also decides when that separation has been violated. As far as disagreement, no religious argument should be heard on political/legal matters in the US.
2007-09-25 23:29:39 · answer #5 · answered by neil s 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no evidence or proof of a "spirit" or a "soul" in the lifeforms of this planet. I think there can be but religion always gets in the way, so does state for that matter. The only way we can get around it if is if we one day freely let go of religion and embrace logic and reason.
2007-09-25 23:30:04 · answer #6 · answered by skunkgrease 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just because abortion is allowed, doesn't mean one has to do it. As a matter of fact, it would make more sense, because it would allow people to have "free will".
The church is not to set up the rules of Caesar, nor in an ideal state, should Caesar tell a church how to act, or what faith to be.
2007-09-25 23:35:55 · answer #7 · answered by Diver Down 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is possible, but not likely. The catch 22 in America is that the government officials are elected by the people, and the people elect those with a strong following in their own (or very similar) religion
2007-09-25 23:31:23 · answer #8 · answered by whitestripe229 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Used to be. Until somebody got the bright idea to turn our schools into a government branch.
2007-09-25 23:30:00 · answer #9 · answered by judysbookshop 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Not if the country is both democratic and religious.
2007-09-25 23:28:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋