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re: The purpose of separation of church and state
Posted on 3/23/24 at 8:43 pm to LRB1967
Posted on 3/23/24 at 8:43 pm to LRB1967
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We have freedom of religion, not freedom from religion.
How do you say this when there is no legal requirement to attend religious service or participate in any way, shape or form?
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Article VI
Clause 3 Oaths of Office
The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.
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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;
Those two constitutional provisions clearly state to me that we have the freedom from religion.
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Posted on 3/23/24 at 11:16 pm to thejuiceisloose
It was the intention of the Founding Fathers that Americans would not be required to participate in religious activities but that they would always have the privilege to believe and practice the religion of their choice. You are not required to attend church but if you are walking down the street and hear a guy preaching on the sidewalk, you cannot stop him from doing so. In this and similar instances, you cannot be truly free from exposure to religion.
Posted on 3/24/24 at 7:22 am to thejuiceisloose
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Those two constitutional provisions clearly state to me that we have the freedom from religion.
And yet here we are, authoritarian leftists have made the State a religion. Complete with holy leaders, holy rules, and holy sites. You can’t have it both ways.
Posted on 3/24/24 at 12:37 pm to thejuiceisloose
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Those two constitutional provisions clearly state to me that we have the freedom from religion.
Those two provisions clearly state that members of Congress have freedom from religious tests in order to serve in Congress and citizens have freedom from Congress establishing a religion.
They don't say anything about any other branches of government, they don't say anything about state governments, county governments, or local governments.
And the second specifically states that Congress can't prohibit free exercise of religion.
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