FormerChattanoogaResident | On: September 29, 2009 at 8:50 a.m.
"Does anyone actually understand why this practice is not allowed? Anyone here actually read the constitution and understand it?"
Do you? Do understand the history of the founding fathers? That history has to be understood in order to understand the reason for what the Constitution refers to as "separation of church and state". Let's explain again ....
Once upon a time in England, there was much travail, hardship, and cruelty perpetrated on the citizens of that country over religion. Whatever "religion" the monarchy chose, was the "religion" that the people were required to practice. They were persecuted for not complying with that mandate. At one time the government and monarchy chose Catholicism, at another it was Protestant. The early settlers left that country in order to practice religious freedom. The "separation of church and state" did NOT imply "absence" of religion, but rather that the government could NOT declare Methodist, or Baptist, or Catholic, or Lutheran etc, as a GOVERNMENT sponsored "religion". This nation was founded on Judeo-Christian principles. There are many "religions" in this country that are not of the Judeo-Christian principles, however they are free to practice their religion here without interference from the government. Having said that, we are who we are, and our country was founded with God foremost in mind and heart.
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FormerChattanoogaResident | On: September 29, 2009 at 8:50 a.m. "Does anyone actually understand why this practice is not allowed? Anyone here actually read the constitution and understand it?"
Do you? Do understand the history of the founding fathers? That history has to be understood in order to understand the reason for what the Constitution refers to as "separation of church and state". Let's explain again ....
Once upon a time in England, there was much travail, hardship, and cruelty perpetrated on the citizens of that country over religion. Whatever "religion" the monarchy chose, was the "religion" that the people were required to practice. They were persecuted for not complying with that mandate. At one time the government and monarchy chose Catholicism, at another it was Protestant. The early settlers left that country in order to practice religious freedom. The "separation of church and state" did NOT imply "absence" of religion, but rather that the government could NOT declare Methodist, or Baptist, or Catholic, or Lutheran etc, as a GOVERNMENT sponsored "religion". This nation was founded on Judeo-Christian principles. There are many "religions" in this country that are not of the Judeo-Christian principles, however they are free to practice their religion here without interference from the government. Having said that, we are who we are, and our country was founded with God foremost in mind and heart.