In the First Amendment in the United States Constitution it states:
“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.”
Separation of Church & State
Ben Stein's new movie got me thinking about the whole evolution and creationism debate and public schools. Personally, I am a Christian but I do believe in evolution, which is more common than a lot of people would have you think. As for intelligent design, I suppose I actually do believe in it, as I think that it was God's intention for humans to evolve as we did.
As I was reading the newspaper ("Freethought Today") this afternoon, I came across an article that almost made my heart stop. "Ten Commandments Weekend Proposed by Senate Resolution." Ex...excuse me? Whatever happened to separation of church and state?!
***ATTENTION***This is about a 10-20 min. read, but If you TRULY care about the issue, regardless of your position, then take the time to read some real legal, psychological, and social data. If you cannot take the time to read the whole article, then your comments deserve the same amount of attention that you have given to my article***
In my French class, we're currently doing small individual research projects on some of the topics included in the film "Paris, je t'aime". I've already presented my topic, which was the "evolution" of Islam in France.
Hello readers!
This would be my first time blogging! So bare with me if its not the typical read, or even a little odd. Someone please give me tips on how to better my blogs! :)!
Are we a christian nation? Is our government christian?
Supposedly we live in a country where church and state are separated, however, weekly attending a Baptist Church, I have found that some churches just can’t help but get involved in politics. One week the church announced they had printed a voter’s guide with information about the various candidates. Its purpose, or so they stated, was not to tell anyone who to vote for, but simply to inform.
