Separation of Church and State... - Page 3

CaptainHaplo · 06-30-09, 06:37 AM

I so often see this referenced in everything from political discussions to lawsuits. Its "unconstitutional" some claim. Ok - here is the challenge. For all those that feel or think there is some line drawn in the constitution that says that there must be such a seperation, by all means point it out to me.

While the constitution does state that there shall be no government ADOPTION (aka forced state) religion, there is nothing in there that I can find that says that religion of any type must be barred from the workings of government.

If there were such a clause of "seperation" in the constitution, then the Declaration of Independance would have to be ruled "unconstitutional", as it states that:

"When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.".

If such a declaration is based on laws of GOD - which is not allowed in government, then the document and the actions based upon it (and previous documents) such as the Revolutionary War were also "unconstitutional" and leave us in a quandry? Should those who believe religion and government must "never touch" then think we should immediately place ourselves back under the British Crown?

So all you anti-religion subsimmers with knowledge of American history - where is this "seperation" mandated in the constitution?

06-30-09, 06:37 AM	#1
CaptainHaplo Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4,404 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	Separation of Church and State... I so often see this referenced in everything from political discussions to lawsuits. Its "unconstitutional" some claim. Ok - here is the challenge. For all those that feel or think there is some line drawn in the constitution that says that there must be such a seperation, by all means point it out to me. While the constitution does state that there shall be no government ADOPTION (aka forced state) religion, there is nothing in there that I can find that says that religion of any type must be barred from the workings of government. If there were such a clause of "seperation" in the constitution, then the Declaration of Independance would have to be ruled "unconstitutional", as it states that: "When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.". If such a declaration is based on laws of GOD - which is not allowed in government, then the document and the actions based upon it (and previous documents) such as the Revolutionary War were also "unconstitutional" and leave us in a quandry? Should those who believe religion and government must "never touch" then think we should immediately place ourselves back under the British Crown? So all you anti-religion subsimmers with knowledge of American history - where is this "seperation" mandated in the constitution? __________________ Good Hunting! Captain Haplo