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1 | Explan "Separation of Church and State". | Deuteronomy | sampq | 84024 | ||
What is the true meaning of? "The separation of Church and State" What defines the Church? What defines the State? How can you separate the two if both are built on the laws and principles of God? |
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2 | Explan "Separation of Church and State". | Deuteronomy | lmf | 84025 | ||
Most people believe the words "seperation of church and state" are in the first amendement or another founding document. They aren't. In 1947 the Supreme Court Emerson vs Board of Education refered to and misinterepted the phrase used by T. Jefferson in a letter to the Danbury Baptist Ass. of Connecticut in 1802. Until 1833 many states had official state churches and the Baptists objected to the state of Conn. church Congregationalism. At that time the federal government was not allowed to establish a church but the states were allowed to choose a church. President Jeffereson responded to their request for help saying "I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, thus building a wall of seperation between church and state." Pres. Jefferson believed that the Constitution for bade the federal government to intrude in state matters. The Constitution is the framework of our government established originally on the Declaration of Independence. J.Q. Adams said " The Declaration of Independence laid the cornerstone of government on the precepts of Christianity." We have been a faith filled people. Our fore fathers were men of faith and made sure that we have the right to choose how we worship, and even to choose not to believe in any God. Just as in Deut. God said I put before you life and death, blessing and cursing choose life. There are lots of websites that can supply the whole story in detail I just wanted to give you a start. Deut Ch. 28 and 30. |
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