Thursday, November 18, 2004

Separation of Church and State Means Establishment of State Religion

The first sentence of the First Amendment reads:

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.” Over the years, this has been construed by the courts as meaning “separation” of church and state. This is not correct.

This was to stop the establishment of an official state religion.

Now consider this:

By banning crosses, stars of David, crescents and other religious symbols (like the Ten Commandments or Nativity scenes) in public places and so forth, the court system is forcing secular humanism on the American people.

The court system has to recognize that secular humanism is a faith in itself. It professes faith in the works of man over the works of a divine creator, which religious people find offensive. Quite frankly, I find the concept of one group of people forcing their viewpoint on all others through the court an affront.

It is wrong for the court system to impose secular humanism on people who are faithful to God, or to the precepts of their own religious faith.

When will the courts stop hijacking the First Amendment?

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