[Referring to separation of church and state]
A false, non-existent statement that isn't written anywhere in the Constitution. This is also a liberal policy that I do not believe in.
I do not believe in Separation of Church and State. I'll practice my religion publicly if I want to, Libs!
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Yeah!
That First Amendment came after the drafting of the original Constitution, so it doesn't count!
I mean, all that ratification shit, which was in there means nothing!
[sigh]
once more for the cheap seats:
You are free to practice your religion. Even publicly if you want. What you can't do is demand that anyone else practice your religion. And we are free to laugh at you.
"The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously." - Hubert Humphrey
If we allow religion in schools, we should learn about the older religions that came out way before Christianity and Judaism. And yes, Christianity and Judaism weren't the first religions in the world.
"A false, non-existent statement that isn't written anywhere in the Constitution."
But an apt summary of the effect that should occur upon adherence to the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
"I'll practice my religion publicly if I want to, Libs!"
And you are free to do so, retard. As long as you are not doing so in a state institution at a podium, you are free to sccream "JAYZUS" at the top of your lungs during daylight hours.
"I do not believe in Separation of Church and State. I'll practice my religion publicly if I want to, Libs!"
Don't quite fully comprehend this Separation of Church and State idea, do ya?
You're free to practice your religion until your ass drops off. You simply have to recognize that there are a whole lot of other religions out there, and it's a level playing field. Why heck, there are some of us who (gasp!) don't have any religion. And we get to play, too.
You can practice religion publicly, but the government can't.
Besides, "make no law regarding or respecting any religion" pretty much says separation of church and state.
"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."
First Amendment, word for word, copied off Wikipedia. That means, yes, you can practice your religion for all we care. But when the government decides to alter US laws in favor or against a certain religion, or even atheists, it's illegal and against the constitution.
"I do not believe in Separation of Church and State. I'll practice my religion publicly if I want to, Libs!"
I do not beilieve in your fairy tale. I'll kick your ass if if you try to enforce your myth, cons!!!
YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT IT MEANS. No one's telling you you can't be a dumbass in public. No one's saying you can't practice your own religion. It's when your religion infringes on other people's personal rights and freedoms that it needs to be checked. Why must you all hoard such misconceptions? And "freedom of religion" entails that we are not to govern with religious bias. To enforce the religious rules of one party onto another party is not freedom of religion, is it?
F**k the Founding Fathers, in other words? How very patriotic of you, dearie.
Many of them wrote in letters and books what they meant with the First Amendment. They had seen what havoc religion had wrecked back in the Old Country, and wanted to insulate their new nation against that.
Of course you should practice your religion publicly (although Jesus told you to pray in private, but that's your prerogative). The only thing you can't do, is to force others to practice YOUR religion. The government can't meddle with the religion, nor can the church/mosque/synagogue meddle with government.
Confused?
So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
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