What happened the the Separation of Church and State?


Is there such thing as the Separation of Church and State? If so, why so much emphasis on God within the election??
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Yes, the separation exists. They talk just about it just to get votes.
Nothing happen with it. Its still in effect.
The separation of church and state is designed to protect the church. It is not designed to keep culture from hearing about God. It was specifically put within place so there would be no useless weak organizations close to The Church of England. The last time anyone heard the name "Jesus Christ" within the Church of England was when the Vicar fell down the stairs. Like everything else this has been perverted by fiddle evangelicals.
The separation of Church and State merely prohibits the Federal Government from establishing an "official" religion for the nation. It is not designed to remove citizens first ammendment rights.
Separation of Church and State was from a letter written by Jefferson. It is unnamed in the Constitution. And there is nothing prohibiting an individual surrounded by the government from expressing his/her personal religious beliefs. However, the intent was clearly that the government should stay out of the Church business. Churches, however, own been in the politics business since the beginning. Of course, at the present time, they risk losing tax-exempt status, but they have the freedom to express their voice.
McCain's Camp has totally disregarded that fact.. The reason Palin was chosen be because she is a member of the right Right church.
Separation of Church and State is alive and well. However, there's no such thing as separation of Church and Politics.
You will never find separation of church and state in the Constitution. It does say that; " Congress shall spawn 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 population peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. " Separation of Church and State was mentioned by Thomas Jefferson in a communiqu¨¦ written to a church. SFC US Army Retired
Amen! It's really gotten out of hand. The Republicans work like if you vote for Obama you're voting for Satan -- as if the only good Christians are Republicans. It's ridiculous. I own read, however, that a lot of Republicans are as disgusted with it as Democrats are.
Separation of church and state simply means that the senate can not sponsor a religion or force one on the people. It does NOT mean a judge can not enjoy a copy of the ten commandments, that kids can not pray in school, etc. If fact to be exact not separation of church and state, that is the state interfering with religion.
Please don't ask something like this if you don't even know what separation of church and state means. It means that the state can't bring up to date you what you have to believe. Last time I checked no one has be imprisoned for believing in God or not.
yeah good question re: Prop 8 in CA and probably other issues surrounded by SD an CO that I know of. Being stuck in ignorant "Yes on Prop 8" land surrounded by CA right now, my opinion is that entire generations of associates have forgotten that government is secular and is not there to do religious bidding of anyone group or even a collection of groups. I believe Prop 8 will fall through, while the old and liberal wing of the Supreme Court will be quick to retire while President Obama has a unpredictability to replace them with a near bulletproof majority in the Senate. At that point, same sex wedding ceremony will be on the fast track for the Supreme Court. Many people expect that 1st Amendment protections will be key at that point, and same sex matrimonial will be the law of the land. Personally, I think the majority will punt on that row of reasoning and find support in the interstate commerce clauses. But at least that toothpaste will be out of the tube and people will bring back back to realizing that a secular government is what we hold, and that no one is making them do or not do anything they wish in churches across the topography. Regardless of the outcome of Prop 8 (which will eventually become the law of the land no matter what, it is simply a question of time, not right or wrong) and the CO and SD initiatives, tomorrow's poll will reveal just how much of our voting population failed to swot even the most fundamental principles of of government (and arguably of their own religions), and so we can attack the failure of our education system systematically as okay.