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Originally Posted by MasTequila
Amendment 1
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or
of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition
the Government for a redress of grievances.
Where does it say seperation of church and state? Nowhere that comes from Article 124 of the Soviet Union's 1947 constitution can be translated to include the concept of a separation of church and state:
In order to ensure to citizens freedom of conscience, the church in the USSR is separated from the state, and the school from the church. Freedom of religious worship and freedom of anti-religious propaganda is recognized for all citizens.
The seperation of church and state is a Communist idea, NOT an American idea. The United States was founded by people seeking freedom from a government intolerant of their religion. Thus the passage limiting the peoples right to freely express their religion, speech, press and assemble.
I am tired of anti-American forces trying to change the foundation that this GREAT, GREAT Country was built on.
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Wait, just because it doesn't say something verbatim doesn't mean that is its intention? Reread the amendment. It says that the congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibit the free exercise thereof. That means the congress shall not make any laws dealing with religion. Keep religious ideas out of laws. So, separating church from state. And if you are insisting that this country was founded on Christianity (well, Christians like to say founded on religion but mean Christianity no matter how much they try to hide it) is wrong. Some of the founding fathers weren't Christians but rather Deists and some, like Ben Franklin were Atheists (although Ben became a Deist, but not a Christian).