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The Separation of Church and State
In 1620 the pilgrims left from Spain and came to what is now America. ... America is a country that is meant
to represent religious freedom and tolerance of all beliefs but the separation of church and
state is not being upheld, as it should be.
In the opinion of those behind The Separation of Church and State website, "Any
moral system that does not put Jesus Christ at its center denies Christ" (The Separation of
Church and State). ...
The Constitution also can also have something to do with the separation of church and state. "It is true, of course that the phrase, separation of church and state, does not appear in the Constitution," points out Steven Green from Americans United Lawyers group (Myth: Separation of church and state is not in the U. ... even in the absence of the First Amendment, grants no ability to the federal government to aid religion,”
(Separation of Church and State home page). ... " (Myth: Separation of church and stateis not in the U. ...
Activist groups against the separation of church and state argue that "The Separation of Church and State" is not stated in the First Amendment. They say the words "separation, "church", and "state" do not appear; therefore, there is not an arguable reason to strictly enforce this. "The statement about a wall of separation between church and state was made in a letter on January 1, 1802, by Thomas Jefferson to the Danbury Baptist Association of Connecticut. ... This was very alarming to people who knew about religious persecution in England by the state established church. Jefferson made it clear in his letter to the Danbury Congregation that the separation was to be that government would not establish a national religion or dictate to men how to worship God." (The Myth of the Separation of Church and State) Trying to make the separation of church and state sound like a myth, these activists are trying to convince the public that their should be one religion out nation follows. ... religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his god," continued Jefferson (Thomas Jefferson on Separation of Church and State). ... This is going on all the time and the separation of church and state needs to be enforced.
The separation of church and state is not just a recent idea, ". ... we present historical evidence suggesting that separation of church and state was an accomplished fact of history by the rnid-1800 s, " states McConnell (Separation of Church and State Home Page).
Approximate Word count = 1972
Approximate Pages = 7.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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