It seems like every time you turn on the news, there are some group of high priced lawyers or judges that are trying desperately to remove God from our free society. They always yell, "Separation of church and state!" Why is this so, when those words do not even appear in the first amendment? The fact is, those words were taken from a letter that Thomas Jefferson wrote to the Danbury Baptist Association in hopes of removing all fears that the government would not create a national religion like what was founded in England in the 1600's. In my opinion, this entire argument of church and state is not only hypocritical but it also contradicts itself in many ways.
Did you know that our United States Constitution was founded on Biblical principles? When the Constitution was researched, the source that was most often quoted was the Bible. If it was not directly quoted, it was used as a basis to form whatever conclusion they were working on. Ninety-four percent of all citations in the U.S. Constitution were based on the Bible. Our founding fathers took ideas from the Bible to create the structure of what our government is today. If it were meant to keep church and state totally separate then why would they use the Bible as a guide and tool to create our government structure? For example, Isaiah 33:22 reads: "For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king." They used this scripture to form our three branches of government: judicial, legislative, and executive.
Some of our laws that have been passed through Congress are also based on the Bible. There are laws that make it illegal to murder someone or steal. These are found quoted directly in the Ten Commandments. Should they be removed so that the church will be separate from the state?.
Just before the start of every session of Congress or of the Senate did you know that they state out loud the Pledge of Allegiance? Doesn't this violate separation of church and state? You would sure think it does.
What is church and state, you ask, let the author explain. The term church and state is when the affairs of the church and the affairs of the ruling government coincide with one another. ... The separation of church and state is a figment of our imaginations. ... The first amendment says nothing about the separation of church and state. ... The separation of church and state is...
The separation of Church and State. ... People always say "separation of Church and State", "have to have separation of Church and State." You can't pray, "that isn't separation of Church and State" "We need to have Freedom of Religion." True the founding documentation does call for the "separation of Church and state" but it does not call for the separation of Church FROM state." ... Atheism goes along with both definitions that I previously stated. ...
The "Wall of Separation" debate is whether church, or religion, should play any part in the state, or government. The school vouchers and the pledge of allegiance are the issues brought to the table to test my beliefs on either a rigid separation, or a smooth blend between the church and government. ... The "wall of separation" between church and state is definitely not a rigid separation in my case. I also believe that Church and State should not have anything to do with one another. ...
Seperation of Church and State Separation Of Church and State Currently in America there are strong concerns about issues dealing with the church and the state. ... Throughout history, there have been many court cases dealing with the separation of church and state. ... The separation of church and state has been a debated topic in the public school realm. Even back when James Madison was president, he had to deal with the problems of church and state. ... That is why there should be a separation of church and state. ...
Thoren Hudyma, a spokesperson for Jean Chrétien made a declaration stating, "Everybody knows the Prime Minister is a Roman Catholic, so he obviously has respect for the Church. However, it's also common knowledge that the Prime Minister has said on several occasions that it's important that there is a separation between Church and State."" ... The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Toronto, Aloysius Cardinal Ambrozic, issued a letter to all two hundred twenty-three parishes in the archdiocese that stated it is crucial that priests publicly speak out regarding same-sex marriage. He a...
The medieval church being corrupt in its institutional state groups one thousand years of church history as a whole disregarding any and all forms of historical development and in a completely random act dubs the title "medieval" to all. ... This standpoint does not state that there weren't instances of clerical abuse during the Middle Ages though Protestant reformers were correct in their addressing of that said matter. ... It is stated that corruption and the wealth or luxuries of monastic orders and/or monks themselves was practically tradition. This is not only stated in monastic a...
She says that it all comes back to the controversy of separation of church and state. ... Yet she bases her article on the premise that the separation of church and state is true and valid. ... In my opinion the contemporary view of the "separation of church and state" is that it is a law that we must follow. However, the phrase, "separation of church and state," is not found anywhere in the Constitution. ... (Jeremiah Project, p.3) It was Justice Black who linked the phrase, "separation of church and state" with the First Amendment. ...
Has the separation of church and state gone too far? Instances with the modern courts today has forcably separated church and state. ... But has courts today gone too far with the separation of church and state? ... These are only a few of the incidents in which the courts have separated church and state. What one should understand is that "separation of church and state" is not actually a law. ...
Lords and Kings assigned bishops to protect their churches. ... Discipline and learning receded and the Church declined. ... He introduced a hierarchy way of organizing the Church. Church officers would now appoint other church officers rather than Lords or Kings as previously. ... And so the Church continued to grow more powerful from this time on. ...