tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-678396467283466053.post2586475126105415639..comments2023-03-15T01:01:52.087-07:00Comments on Cultural Deceptions: Separation of Church and StateElijahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17117985407359038442noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-678396467283466053.post-87495896587280177382009-03-21T00:34:00.000-07:002009-03-21T00:34:00.000-07:00That I can agree with.That I can agree with.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07561922199014848979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-678396467283466053.post-4875279437327899492009-03-08T10:24:00.000-07:002009-03-08T10:24:00.000-07:00I totally agree with everything you said. And I do...I totally agree with everything you said. And I don’t want a country where it is illegal not to be a Christian. Though our founding fathers based our country on Christian values and ideas, they also recognized the importance of an individual’s right to decide for themselves what they will believe. However, as I said in my post, the rights of Christians are being neglected by the government. So in the end, Yes we want to exercise our religion freely, but we have no problem with other religions, (with the exception of violent, and openly immoral religions) being affiliated with our government.Elijahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17117985407359038442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-678396467283466053.post-72217451877745636252009-02-22T19:20:00.000-08:002009-02-22T19:20:00.000-08:00You are entirely right when you say that "separati...You are entirely right when you say that "separation of church and state" does not appear in the constitution. However, government institutions have to be careful about religion because if they recognize certain religions by official means they have to recognize ALL religions.<BR/> We'll take the case of the Hudson School calender where your letter first caught my eye. There is nothing wrong with having Easter and Good Friday on the calendar, but you then have to include the Jewish holidays, Muslim holidays, Hindu holidays, Shinto holidays, African tribal holidays, Wiccan holidays, and Pagan holidays just to name a few. By not including these religions in government documents, like a public school calendar, you are in effect establishing a religion; something prohibited by the constitution. If you wish to add in your religious holidays onto your calendar you are more than welcome. If you wish to pray in school, you are more than welcome. If you, as an individual wish to have a copy of the ten commandments next to you when you take a test go right ahead. But, as a government institution, you have to think of ALL the religions, not just Christianity.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07561922199014848979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-678396467283466053.post-54273343161813758222009-02-13T23:35:00.000-08:002009-02-13T23:35:00.000-08:00Wow! I just spent a few minutes catching up on you...Wow! I just spent a few minutes catching up on your blog posts that I hadn't read yet. Your blog is AWESOME! Keep up the good work, bro!Hannah Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03162458266796541157noreply@blogger.com