Comments on: Separation of Church and State http://steady.org/2008/10/21/separation-of-church-and-state/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=separation-of-church-and-state Thoughts on cycling, fatherhood, coffee, cooking, & sometimes other stuff too Fri, 23 Dec 2011 01:00:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: cube http://steady.org/2008/10/21/separation-of-church-and-state/#comment-61 cube Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:42:29 +0000 http://steady.wordpress.com/?p=218#comment-61 well, that's my experience at least, but maybe that's because I'm a sinner... well, that’s my experience at least, but maybe that’s because I’m a sinner…

]]> By: damien http://steady.org/2008/10/21/separation-of-church-and-state/#comment-62 damien Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:01:57 +0000 http://steady.wordpress.com/?p=218#comment-62 It was a McCain statement and I heard it on the radio. And, yes, it is much more common for someone to be ranting in public about the existence of God and how much the sinners are going to burn in hell... It was a McCain statement and I heard it on the radio.

And, yes, it is much more common for someone to be ranting in public about the existence of God and how much the sinners are going to burn in hell…

]]> By: cube http://steady.org/2008/10/21/separation-of-church-and-state/#comment-63 cube Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:13:04 +0000 http://steady.wordpress.com/?p=218#comment-63 can you point me to the quote? Was is McCain't or the Palinator or the Obamacon? speaking of atheists, I can't think of the last time I heard an atheist ranting in public about there not being a God. in my experience, they pretty much keep to themselves. can you point me to the quote? Was is McCain’t or the Palinator or the Obamacon?

speaking of atheists, I can’t think of the last time I heard an atheist ranting in public about there not being a God. in my experience, they pretty much keep to themselves.

]]> By: damien http://steady.org/2008/10/21/separation-of-church-and-state/#comment-65 damien Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:40:33 +0000 http://steady.wordpress.com/?p=218#comment-65 I should state for the record that I'm not an atheist and regularly attend a Presbyterian church. I should state for the record that I’m not an atheist and regularly attend a Presbyterian church.

]]> By: jonolan http://steady.org/2008/10/21/separation-of-church-and-state/#comment-64 jonolan Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:36:32 +0000 http://steady.wordpress.com/?p=218#comment-64 Mostly because, despite the atheists' rantings, that amendment in no way forbids the invocation of a deity during a political meeting of any sort. <i>"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof"</i> The above doesn't say anything about requiring secularism for politics. It only forbids the creation of an official State Religion or the curtailment through law of any religion. Mostly because, despite the atheists’ rantings, that amendment in no way forbids the invocation of a deity during a political meeting of any sort.

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof”

The above doesn’t say anything about requiring secularism for politics. It only forbids the creation of an official State Religion or the curtailment through law of any religion.

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