separation of church and state

[cameron]

The concept of "separation of church and state" as it was originally truly and historically intended, did not by any means suggest that religion, and individuals of religious devotion were to be excluded from political participation, or from displaying that religion in the public square.

It required rather that state policy, its formulation, and participation in its crafting, were not to be strictly identified with, and were not to be restricted to, or flow strictly from any one religious faith, or its adherents.

The attempt to inculcate a fear of, and to promote the exclusion from politics of active Christians comes as near to an identification of church and state as politics has ventured since the nineteenth century. Taking the "church" in question as "secularism/atheism".

In other words "secularism/atheism" represents a "philosophy/worldview" that holds that only the anti-religious i.e. those devoted to a religion that is defined in opposition to a historical one. Have a legitimate place in the body politic and public square. This constitutes a true violation of the principle of the separation of church and state.




I borrowed shamelessly from this blog for this post

The Monarchist: Church and State

[tits]

Try placing that on THC, it won't go very far.

I am truly puzzled how the 1940s decision that the Jefferson letter could have been applied as it was.

If the Dreliesbach book "Thomas Jefferson and the Wall of Separation of Church and State" is correct, then the ACLU lie and the "preceden" are built upon a lie.

Great book, I highly recommend it.

Dave

[cameron]

I posted it over on the current event board over there couldn't bring myself to post it on the religion board over there though. I've visited it and really don't post there too many crackpots.

Thanks for the reading recommendations see if I can't pick up a copy and give it a read.