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Talk:Separation of church and state (view source)
Revision as of 02:54, January 14, 2011
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:The problem is that of understanding the 1st Amendment too much by its letter, as well as defining a religion as only that which is formally manifest. And eliminating any sanction of '''formal''' religion, which results in secularism becoming the state-sponsored '''functional''' religion. One must not imagine that a legal or educational system can separate itself from a moral beliefs. Who says cheating, etc., is wrong? But in democracy, people decide what will be the "civil religion". And American has chosen false gods, and thus it has and will suffer accordingly. [[User:Daniel1212|Daniel1212]] 15:46, 23 March 2010 (EDT)
:The problem is that of understanding the 1st Amendment too much by its letter, as well as defining a religion as only that which is formally manifest. And eliminating any sanction of '''formal''' religion, which results in secularism becoming the state-sponsored '''functional''' religion. One must not imagine that a legal or educational system can separate itself from a moral beliefs. Who says cheating, etc., is wrong? But in democracy, people decide what will be the "civil religion". And American has chosen false gods, and thus it has and will suffer accordingly. [[User:Daniel1212|Daniel1212]] 15:46, 23 March 2010 (EDT)
:The purpose of the establishment clause was the same purpose of the entire first amendment, as well as every single one of first ten amendments (Bill of Rights (first ten amendments). They are [[all]] designed to protect the people of the United States from an oppressive Federal Government. The Constitution does not belong to the Federal Government, it is the people's rules for the Government to follow. People seem to forget the first word of the first amendment (Congress). It is a restriction on type of laws that the Congress of the United States can pass. --[[User:Bufshof|Bufshof]] 21:54, 13 January 2011 (EST)