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Originally Posted by Apple Roof Cleaning
In the United States the "Separation of Church and State" is generally discussed as a political and legal principle derived from the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, which reads, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof . . . ." The concept of separation is commonly credited to the combination of the two clauses: the establishment clause, generally interpreted as preventing the government from establishing a national religion, providing tax money in support of religion, or otherwise favoring any single religion or religion generally; and the free exercise clause, ensuring that private religious practices are not restricted by the government. The effect of prohibiting direct connections between religious and governmental institutions while protecting private religious freedom and autonomy has been termed the "separation of church and state."
Mike, providing TAX MONEY in support of Religon
IOW, I dont want my public school tax money spent for providing a place for people to pray.
NOTHING against Prayer either.
Just do it in church with others who WANT to do it. |
I'll second that but with an emphasis that in the founders hearts and minds I bet they were striving as much for the state staying out of or being limited in power over the church as the church staying out of state affairs...To think the founders didn't want the state to be steeped or awashed in good old fashioned beliefs as some do would be hogwash. I don't doubt that huge amounts of personal effort, guided and blessed by the very hand of God hisself, was speant on limiting the ability to make different interpritations of what they wrote. Nothing of man is perfect though eh?... How much has been twisted and torn from original intent by ammendments in direct conflict with the original words?
I recognize the lingo built into the founding documents tend toward recognizing and affirming religious beliefs as much or more so than simple moral belief so I got to hand it to the church as being forefront on their goal of offering protections by their words.
Did the founders recognize the majority of people were followers of a belief system and a creator and would not want their freedoms in such taken away?
Seems they wrote it with just the right amount of balance that both are held in check from the other.