Originally posted by: Vic
Originally posted by: JS80
Originally posted by: Vic
Originally posted by: JS80
I did. My point was "separation of church and state" is a made up liberal term.
Congress shall make
no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
What part about
NO LAW do you not understand?
Maybe my reading comprehension is fail but that statement to me means the government can't make a law saying X religion is the official religion and all other religions are illegal. I still don't see this separation of church thing.
"NO LAW".
That also means that laws cannot be passed based on the made-up prejudices of certain religions, which would have the effect of favoring one religion over another (or the lack thereof).
It's not a "liberal agenda." Nor even remotely modern. The expression "separation of church and state" was coined by Thomas Jefferson. In a famous letter to Dr. Benjamin Rush discussing certain religious leaders who wanted to get their moral busybody-dom legislated, Jefferson said about them, "They fear me, and rightly so, for I have sworn upon the altar of Almighty God eternal hostility to every tyranny over the minds of men."
James Madison, who wrote the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, said, "Strongly guarded is the separation between religion and government in the Constitution of the United States."
Your pastor lied to you, bitch.