Thursday, July 07, 2005
The Bush Legacy
Junk science, the hate of others and the wasting of trillions of our tax dollars on the Industrialized Military Complex, these are some of his horrible legacies. One of Bush's worst wack-o policies is the progress that he's making to break down the wall between Church and State. The separation of Church and State is one of the ideals which truly makes America a great country. There is lots of world history that shows that religious intolerance is the cause of wars, bloodshed and the repression of people. Bush is threatening the very fabric of our U.S. Constitution by encouraging the merging of Church and State. And it is a fact that the U.S was not founded on Christian principles. If you don't know this, you'll need to re-read your history books. Back to how Bush is trying to merge Church and State, please see www.whitehouse.gov. See the left hand links and scroll down to see a religious link there. If you are not outraged, it's time to be outraged at that Bush has publicly declared that he disagrees with the Founder Fathers of the United States of America concerning the separation of Church and State. Did I mention this link is called, "Faith-Based and Community Initiatives" which allows the U.S. Government to give money to churches.
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Seperation of Church and State was never a term used in our constitution. It was a phrase coined by Thomas Jefferson when referring to the 1st Ammendment (an ammendment written by James Madison, which he considered to be his greatest accomplishment). It was Jefferson's belief that "the wall between church and state should be so high that it cannot be overcome."
That said, Thomas Jefferson's idea of that seperation was much different than I am seeing it practiced by the left or right. I hate to say it, but I'm afraid of both the right and left wings and their views of seperation of church and state. I don't think either one of them understands the 1st Ammendment.
Jefferson was a man who's ideal of that seperation was demonstrated by a Catholic, Episcopal, and Presbyterian churches and a Jewish Synagogue, all of whom worshiped in the exact same space: the city courthouse in Philadelphia! Do you think the left would tolerate that today?
Jefferson commented that this cooperation demonstrates how this seperation should operate: the state should not favor one or the other religion in their establishment, but the state allowed them to use state property for their business.
While the first ammendment has the non-establishment clause, it also contains the clause re: freedom of speach. This applies to religious speach in the public forum as well other speach. James Madison's comment on writing the 1st Ammendment was that he needed to balance the freedom of religious speach while at the same time prevent the establishment of a state religion, as was the case in England. Some were afraid that the Anglican (Episcopal) Church would dominate the country, and de facto, the country would once again be under the authority of the King of England without a shot being fired (remember, the head of the Anglican Church is the King)
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