i thought id continue this thread too, in light of the ongoing stupidity down in alabama about the court house and the ten commandments monument. – article – first and foremost, lets just clarify that no, the constitution does not implicitly state that there is a separation of church and state. that however has evolved over time, and soon became precedent for the functions of the state. why the hell should there be a connection between church and state? we arent the vatican, and we do not all subscribe to the same beliefs. therefore if the state is the representation of us, the citizens, then the state is religiously multi-faceted. therefore it is by necessity that church and state remain separated in order to have no parity.
moore and his little group of praying holy nutters keep saying that they are for god and that judge thompson (who gave the verdict) was above god. right…and it wouldnt be awkward if say thompson didnt nessarily subscribe to the belief of god (i dunno). so whether he did or did not, or for that matter whether anybody who walks thru the doors of the courthouse did or did not, the fact that theres this big chunk of judeo-christianity smack in the middle of the lobby proclaiming gods words according to christians, i could see alot of ppl taking offense to that. moore stated that the foundations of america are inherently christian. well fuckity-doo…get over it. your ancestors were also racist slave-owning pot-growers. nobody seems inclined to use those as precedents. so this is apparently a great time to be an american right now….> the world hates us ….> terrorists want to kill us ….> and oh yes, theres a (christian) religious fervor sweeping the nation. super.
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one of the better articles highlighting points that i agree with pertaining to the separation of church and state…from the boston globe. – article –