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Originally Posted by mrbeast
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.
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Thank you for the explanation.
Still, I'm concerned. What if someone does take advantage of the potential to get church into the state? I'd prefer to eliminate the possibility altogether and strictly prohibit the state from endorsing or prosecuting any religion.
The U.S. is not immune to religion seeping into state affairs, but I think it is a lot less susceptible because of American ideologies. Thank God for the nutjobs that endlessly debate whether or not prayer in school should be allowed, and the ones that condemn the Pledge of Allegiance because the word "God" is in it. No system is perfect (not even mine, I slipped a "Thank God" in there) but simply allowing the church to have anything to do with the state invites complications upon a state, and in the worst case, theocracy.