Have you ever really paid attention to where it is that you are voting? Thinking about upcoming elections I began to realize that practically every precinct in my area is located at a church. If there is such a push for separation of church and state then why are we utilizing churches for things that involve government? I can only assume that it is because the government can use these churches for free. Personally, I am against this separation but if it must happen the government should not be allowed to use churches only when it serves their agenda. A search of the news today lists brand new articles about separation of church and state. Church leaders are not to make known their political affiliation because it my sway their congregation. They say there is no place for politics in the church, until of course Election Day when it suits them to use the facilities of the church. It seems every other organization is more that welcome to endorse whomever they choose and tell us a million reasons why their candidate is the best choice but it is a double standard when it comes to the church. If their must be separation so be it but don’t straddle the fence. I am sure the founding fathers never imagined that this would be such an issue. In God I trust always.
Voting makes me think about separation of church and state
By JessRobinson - Posted on October 6th, 2008
Excellent post! It's interesting to see that whereas seperation of church and state was started in this country to protect the Church from the State, many make it out to be the other way around. It's also interesting to see, as you said, how hypocritical the State can be. Thanks for the awesome post! RESPECT LIFE
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...and the evidence for this can be seen by referring directly to James Madison's own explicit description of what he meant when he began to draft the prohibition against religious establishments that eventually became the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment of the Constitution in the Annals of Congress, Sat Aug 15th, 1789 pages 730 - 731...
In the first part of his exposition, Mr. Madison expressed the need for a prohibition against a national religion, and in the second he expressed the concern of the people that sects might seek the assistance of the government to force citizens to compel and support religious beliefs with which they did not agree.
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