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Topic: Politics and Religion
Winx Joined Fri 08/31/07 Posts: 39051	Thu 03/27/08 10:11 AM Edited by Winx on Thu 03/27/08 10:13 AM
Do you believe that church and state should be separate? Separation of church and state?

spqr Joined Thu 12/13/07 Posts: 388	Thu 03/27/08 10:13 AM
Do you believe that church and state should be separate? No actually we should be governed by one of those lunatic teleevangelists IT"S A MIRACLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE what do you think? :)

Winx Joined Fri 08/31/07 Posts: 39051	Thu 03/27/08 10:14 AM
I believe in separation of church and state.

azrae1l Joined Sat 03/24/07 Posts: 3624	Thu 03/27/08 10:14 AM
i believe in shooting both of them.....

yellowrose10 Joined Tue 12/11/07 Posts: 52804	Thu 03/27/08 10:19 AM
http://www.justsayhi.com/topic/show/92383

Winx Joined Fri 08/31/07 Posts: 39051	Thu 03/27/08 10:21 AM
Thank you. I will enjoy reading that.

yellowrose10 Joined Tue 12/11/07 Posts: 52804	Thu 03/27/08 10:21 AM
winx just thought it would help with debates

Dragoness Joined Wed 10/17/07 Posts: 23320	Thu 03/27/08 10:23 AM
Because of existing prejudices within religions about members of our society, we would be creating another Middle East here if we ever let religion take control in the government.

Zapchaser Joined Sat 04/14/07 Posts: 2491	Thu 03/27/08 10:41 AM
Do you believe that church and state should be separate? No actually we should be governed by one of those lunatic teleevangelists IT"S A MIRACLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE what do you think? :) Do you mean the guy with the "free miracle manna" or the (free vial of holy water if you act within the next thirty minutes"?

Spidercmb Joined Fri 04/27/07 Posts: 13137	Thu 03/27/08 11:35 AM
Do you believe that church and state should be separate? Separation of church and state? Yes and no. Yes, in the sense that nobody wants to live under a theocracy. No in the sense that every day in that many peices of relgion have been made part of our government. The 10 commandments are in the Supreme Court building. The Declaration of Independence speaks of God and calls God "our creator". And especially in the current sense, that people of all religions are allowed to speak and vote their conscience.

yashafox_F4X1 Joined Sat 12/15/07 Posts: 2079	Thu 03/27/08 05:26 PM
I don't believe that government ought to mandate religious practice OR the absence of religious practice, as seems to be the case in the California ruling about home schooling. I believe the religion should be considered in the drafting and passing of legislation and in the nomination and confirmation of judges and other governmental personnel, but neither do I believe that religion should be the sole consideration in drafting legislation and the confirmation process. I think that we have about the right mix of church and state with affairs as they stand currently. I believe that God blesses and ordains our leaders and they gain whatever powers they have from him. One day, I believe, Jesus will return and reign supreme, but till then, we're mostly in charge, which, I think, is how it should be. we're doing pretty good at screwing things up, aren't we?

toastedoranges Joined Thu 01/03/08 Posts: 11042	Thu 03/27/08 05:43 PM
our founding documents are all we should base our choices on

jrbogie Joined Sat 03/01/08 Posts: 2490	Sun 03/30/08 07:08 AM
we're doing pretty good at screwing things up, aren't we? Indeed we are. And we'll continue to screw them up as long as we have people in government who practice delusional religious dogma.

yzrabbit1 Joined Fri 09/28/07 Posts: 1531	Sun 03/30/08 08:27 AM
Separation of Church and State is America's greatest accomplishment.

Winx Joined Fri 08/31/07 Posts: 39051	Sun 03/30/08 11:23 AM
It's what makes us so great!!!

yzrabbit1 Joined Fri 09/28/07 Posts: 1531	Sun 03/30/08 04:18 PM
Now if we could separate Church and Hate.

funches Joined Sat 12/01/07 Posts: 12948	Sun 03/30/08 04:54 PM
seperation of church and state exist only an illusion when it is obvious that the government use religion to it's advantage because an army that fights without a moral cause are barbarians, religion gives an army a moral reason to fight beyond it's borders ...God even told George Bush to invade Iraq and Afghanistan

Jeanniebean Joined Wed 01/30/08 Posts: 40028	Sun 03/30/08 04:57 PM
If we had a government that decided to let religion rule over governmental procedures and laws, then some powerful dictator or president would have the right to choose which religion would rule, then what if he choose a religion that was not your religion? Lets say they created a new religion altogether? Then anyone who did not agree would be arrested, tried and sent to prison for defying the great holy spaghetti monster God or the Orion Queen Goddess? No, I think we should keep them separate.

Jeanniebean Joined Wed 01/30/08 Posts: 40028	Sun 03/30/08 04:58 PM
seperation of church and state exist only an illusion when it is obvious that the government use religion to it's advantage because an army that fights without a moral cause are barbarians, religion gives an army a moral reason to fight beyond it's borders ...God even told George Bush to invade Iraq and Afghanistan \ This is true, or so Bush claims. I think he is a very dangerous and delusional man.

funches Joined Sat 12/01/07 Posts: 12948	Sun 03/30/08 05:06 PM
seperation of church and state exist only an illusion when it is obvious that the government use religion to it's advantage because an army that fights without a moral cause are barbarians, religion gives an army a moral reason to fight beyond it's borders ...God even told George Bush to invade Iraq and Afghanistan \ This is true, or so Bush claims. I think he is a very dangerous and delusional man. well "JennieBean" let's first compare it to religious history before we call George W delusional because instead of God talking through a burning bush this time he talked through George Bush