What happened to the separation of church and state?

Question

Every politician these days seems to think that all people in the U.S. are both a) Christian and b) religious. I don't care what your faith is. Do you care what mine is?

Answer 1

The abundance of ignorance constantly expressed in these forums continues. You obviously have no clue whatsoever as to what separation of church and state means. There were only two purposes for such a declaration to be made:

1) To prevent a particular religious group from taking power.
2) To limit funding to religious organizations with U.S. tax dollars.

Please get an education, unlike everyone else who has answered your pointless question.

Answer 2

The alleged separation of church and state refers to a comment made in writing by Thomas Jefferson. He wrote a letter to a church group which said there should be a wall between religion and government.
None of the State documents of the U.S. supports such a position. The government can't adopt an official state religion like that in some Scandinavian countries in Europe and Great Britain. But, it also can't interfere with my practice of my religion. That's the gist of what is considered to be the definition of religious freedom contained in the First Amendment to the Constitution.
Those politicians who play the "religion" card are courting favor with the Christian Falangist wing of the Republican Party. Even though those politicians and the Falangists can't seem to grasp the reality of the language contained in Article VI of the Constitution where it clearly states that no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States.

Answer 3

The separation of Church and State is alive and well. In fact, it is an idea that was never actually part of our constitution, but have been created. If you look at our government it is completely secular. The office of Faith Based Initiatives is actually a joke.

Answer 4

I agree, the Republicans have their Ultra right wing Christians, and the Democrats have their far-left Anti-Christian movement.

Some would lke to see us back to the Puritan days and BBQ a ew witches, and the other side wants us to celbrate the winter solstice chanting & dancing naked in the woods with the witches and deny Christmas is celbrating the birth of Christ.

I just wanna know what kind of wine you like and how much do I need to pour before you get loose?

Answer 5

It is alive and well. Separation of church and state means we have freedom to worship as we chose and the state endorses no particular religion. It does not me we are free from religion. Let's face it, the majority of this country are Christians and that is an important issue to many.

Answer 6

Never existed.When one is removed another fills the vacuum.Today we have Secular Humanism in government.Plus,Jefferson wasn't a signer of the Consitution and his view was in a personal letter and taken out of context.Read that letter and you'll see exactly what his thoughts on the matter were.

Answer 7

I'm not sure that it ever truly exited. It did/does in legal form perhaps but one must take into consideration the bias of the elected members, throughout our country's history.

Answer 8

Nope