To Hell With The Constitution

4 Responses to “To Hell With The Constitution”

1. Drunk Report on June 22nd, 2008 8:18 pm
   

   The constitution doesn’t say anything about a separation between church and state.

   that phrase comes from a letter Jefferson wrote some guy under the context of the church not being held back by the state.
2. Red on June 25th, 2008 4:39 pm
   

   Good point, Drunk Report, the First Amendment is completely silent on this issue.
3. robin on July 16th, 2008 3:25 pm
   

   they’re orthogonal!!
4. merc on September 3rd, 2009 3:23 am
   

   It doesn’t take much thought to figure out that some kind of separation is necessary if we are to keep freedom of religion. Separation goes both ways, for one: the state shouldn’t be meddling in church affairs. Unless laws are being broken, because the people don’t give up their protection *from* religion simply through involving themselves in it.

   Also, by now, in order to keep freedom of religion, you have to realize just how many churches (even if you’re only considering christians here) and temples and so on there are. Which ones do you listen to? Which church gets to run the state? If we can establish a basic, common morality (no murder, no rape, etc.), after which point they all have their own versions of How Things Ought To Be, who do you listen to? Why can’t they coexist?

   So far, church attempts to interfere with state affairs has only led to unnecessary laws enforcing their particular way of life and making dissenting, or merely differing, ways of life illegal.

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