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Originally Posted by UnderseaLcpl
W........T........F..........??????
What the hell are the Brits thinking!? Is there no seperation of church and state!? Why not have Christian courts and Buddhist courts and Scientologist courts!? Why have a court system at all!!!? Where is STEED and why isn't he ranting about this right now!?
I swear to all that I hold dear, if they ever do something like this in the states I'm going to revolt.   |
Technically the UK only has a partial seperation of church and state. The Queen is not only the head of state but also the head of the Church of England. There is also only partial seperation of the judiciary and the government through the office of lord chancellor, although this has been modified in the last few years somewhat, not too sure what the situation is though. State run schools also have Church of England prayer and religeous assembly, but this is not rigidly enforced and in most schools its merely a formality (in my secondary school it happened once in a blue moon) Children can opt out if their parents object; this is somewhat different from a church run school or Catholic school.
In practice though, a speration of sorts works by convention, though, as with many things in the British state the potenial remains, its never taken advantage of.