is the cop standing outside of church directing traffic a constitutional violation?

[PurdueRy]

I was under the impression that my church and others paid for that service

 

[EagleKeeper]

Originally posted by: Wallydraigle
Yes. It says right there in the Constitution in big red letters, "Separation of Church and State!". Let the fundies wreck and kill each other when they're on their way home from worshipping their imaginary man in the sky. Who cares, they're all a bunch of Jesus freaks anyway.

Where does it say that?

 

[DAGTA]

I need to know this before I can make an informed decision:
Does this cop have a donut?

 

[kranky]

So tell me, ElFenix, did you expect some of the replies you've seen so far?

 

[JustAnAverageGuy]

Originally posted by: Wallydraigle
Yes. It says right there in the Constitution in big red letters, "Separation of Church and State!". Let the fundies wreck and kill each other when they're on their way home from worshipping their imaginary man in the sky. Who cares, they're all a bunch of Jesus freaks anyway.

err... Not technically. That was written later on in private letters 😛

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: EagleKeeper

Originally posted by: Wallydraigle
Yes. It says right there in the Constitution in big red letters, "Separation of Church and State!". Let the fundies wreck and kill each other when they're on their way home from worshipping their imaginary man in the sky. Who cares, they're all a bunch of Jesus freaks anyway.

Where does it say that?

I love the misinformed 😉 Nice catch

 

[Jon855]

Originally posted by: joshsquall
If he's standing on the road (public property), then no.

I second that, this occurs many time on Sunday on a busy road where a church lies just near that and like 1000 people goes to that church and sunday craze [blow out sale deals]... 😉 :evil: standing in the road dedirecting traffics.

 

[cornbread]

....To protect and serve..
Not just you, but everyone.

 

[Wallydraigle]

Originally posted by: EagleKeeper

Originally posted by: Wallydraigle
Yes. It says right there in the Constitution in big red letters, "Separation of Church and State!". Let the fundies wreck and kill each other when they're on their way home from worshipping their imaginary man in the sky. Who cares, they're all a bunch of Jesus freaks anyway.

Where does it say that?

Exactly.

 

[dquan97]

Originally posted by: Wallydraigle
Yes. It says right there in the Constitution in big red letters, "Separation of Church and State!". Let the fundies wreck and kill each other when they're on their way home from worshipping their imaginary man in the sky. Who cares, they're all a bunch of Jesus freaks anyway.

[sigh]
at least you got the last part right

they're all a bunch of Jesus freaks anyway

 

[Oscar1613]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
it's public money going straight to helping a church!

i dunno how it is in other areas, but here the churches pay the sheriff's office for off duty sheriffs directing traffic

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: rleemhui
I was under the impression that my church and others paid for that service

 

[squirrel dog]

Nooooo , he is working a detail making extra money for him and his .

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: MCrusty
Let me guess, Kingsland Baptist church 😉?

are you stalking me?!?

 

[OutHouse]

is it illegal for a church which is also a business to hire off duty cops to direct traffic? when my dad was with the Harris County Sheriffs dept, he used to do all kinds of off duty work, like foot patrol malls, skating rinks, carnivals... dunno about churches though.

 

[ABErickson]

Originally posted by: Wallydraigle
Yes. It says right there in the Constitution in big red letters, "Separation of Church and State!". Let the fundies wreck and kill each other when they're on their way home from worshipping their imaginary man in the sky. Who cares, they're all a bunch of Jesus freaks anyway.

There's nothing in the Constitution about separation of Church and State. The separation of Church and State comes from some papers that Jefferson wrote assuring the Baptist Church that the state wouldn't mess with them.

What the Consitution says is that Congress shall pass no laws establishing a religion. Quite a stretch going from a cop directing traffic in front of a church to Congress establishing a religion.

 

[gopunk]

Originally posted by: ABErickson

Originally posted by: Wallydraigle
Yes. It says right there in the Constitution in big red letters, "Separation of Church and State!". Let the fundies wreck and kill each other when they're on their way home from worshipping their imaginary man in the sky. Who cares, they're all a bunch of Jesus freaks anyway.

There's nothing in the Constitution about separation of Church and State. The separation of Church and State comes from some papers that Jefferson wrote assuring the Baptist Church that the state wouldn't mess with them.

What the Consitution says is that Congress shall pass no laws establishing a religion. Quite a stretch going from a cop directing traffic in front of a church to Congress establishing a religion.

no, it actually says:

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;

and i don't think it's a constitutional violation unless they *only* do it for churches, not for large events in general.

 

[W00TSAUCE]

Originally posted by: KLin
😕

 

[kinev]

Originally posted by: Wallydraigle
Yes. It says right there in the Constitution in big red letters, "Separation of Church and State!". Let the fundies wreck and kill each other when they're on their way home from worshipping their imaginary man in the sky. Who cares, they're all a bunch of Jesus freaks anyway.

I hope you're kidding.