Thread: Seperation of Church and State?
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Old 04-01-2008, 10:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Unsterblich856 View Post
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.
See while I don't precisely agree with the OP you are taking it to far.

Make no law respecting and establishment of religion? Check

Don't prohibit the free exercise thereof? Check

No laws dealing with religion. Probably

Keep religious ideas out of laws. Um no. A law is not unconstituational if there might be some trace of religion in it's origion. A law is a law and all are dealt with the same way regardless of why there were written up in the first place.

But more what people are talking about is the abolishment of things that could be related to religion from things that could be associated with the state to the point that "seperation of church and state" actually is superceeding not making laws regarding religion and the free practice therof. It's jsut that the laws are banning religion not supporting it.
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