Nowhere in the Constitution — despite what Liberals, Democrats and the ACLU say — does the concept or words “separation of church and state” appear.
True or false?
Here’s the First Amendment:
“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.”
Doesn’t say a damn thing about keeping state and religion apart, does it? It just says the state can’t establish an official religion. And don’t give me any interpretation bullshit. It says what it says.
Then again — everybody’s smarter than the Founding Fathers, right?
3 comments:
the words Separation of church and state are quoted from a letter that Thomas Jefferson wrote to the Danbury Baptists.
For more information please check http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separation_of_church_and_state_in_the_United_States
or feel free to do your own research :)
The establisment clause has come to mean the USG should make no law tending toward religion or irreligion; or no laws aiding or supporting religion.
Thanks to Triop Wrangler for the source of the quote. At least I read the Constitution correctly.
Christopher: I would take it that "Come to mean" means "interpreted" ... not what is written, and therein lies the major problem with everybody who "interprets." If we didn;t interpret the Constitution, the 2nd Amendment would at least mean that you can have guns as long as you are in a militia, not "everyone" can have guns.
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