So many so-called “patriots” are conservative Christians who are constantly wanting “Jesus back in schools” and wanting to inject god into government institutions. They are clueless to how un-American this line of thinking is and can barely fathom people in their community not believing the same things they do.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Separation of church and state does not and cannot exist in the United States, the lawmaker carrying a bill that would require that “In God We Trust” be “prominently” displayed in all state-owned buildings told an Oklahoma House of Representatives committee on Tuesday.
“Our government is based on the idea that our inalienable rights are granted to us by our creator,” said Rep. Jay Steagall, R-Yukon. “It is impossible to separate church from state. And our founders said we should not do that, actually.”
The proof, he said, was on the money in everyone’s pockets and purses.
Steagall was presenting House Bill 3817, by Speaker Charles McCall, R-Atoka, to the House Rules Committee. The bill specifies that the “placement and size of (each) display shall be in keeping with the placement and size of the display of the national motto in the United States Capitol Visitor Center.”
That display is 4 feet high and 70 feet wide. It was installed about 10 years ago.
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According to reports, the push to display “In God We Trust” on as many government buildings as possible is driven largely by WallBuilders, an evangelical group whose founder, Oral Roberts University graduate David Barton, argued that the religious liberties of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution apply only to Christians and possibly Jews and Muslims.
Historians say the founders disagreed widely on religion and government. Thomas Jefferson, who wrote the phrase to which Steagall referred, also coined the phrase “separation of church and state” and was one of its staunchest supporters.
It does not mean that politicians aren’t allowed to be influenced by their religious beliefs in their everyday lives.
but rather that no religious body (the church or otherwise) can hold a position of power in the government. That law was put in place BECAUSE priests and other clergy were holding political offices in addition to their religious ones.
Just because a politician mentions God or their religion, does not mean they are violating the separation of church and state.
I know there were lots of secret societies around this period and I suspect it may have something to do with that, but if it's not please illuminate me
A large majority of anti-choice activists stances toward the ‘issue’ are motivated by religious beliefs. The actual laws that are use to impose abortion constraints of course do not have religious citations, but regardless, the main driver behind the laws themselves is because of a religious belief. How does this not violate the that the idea of government/society should not impose its beliefs upon others?
Edit: Thank you all.
Every government buildings always has a catholic decorations such as a baby jesus and a Virgin Mary. In Christmas, it's usually a nativity scene, and it's always life size.
Polygamy? You'll get arrested unless you're a muslim.
In every big elections, with the help of one religious organization, you have a big odds of winning with the right amount of money or political favors. They have the concept of 'Unity voting'; these voters will choose the candidates based on the list provided by church leaders.
