The Separation of Church and State

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The Separation of Church and State

America wastes a lot of time trying to create a democracy completely absent of the moral expectations that our ancestors have put into place. Our founding fathers’ dream of establishing a country in which all people would be accepted has begun to fall. In our attempt to rid our country of a democracy contaminated with any belief in a supreme power, we have rid ourselves of many of our values and morals. Perhaps it is impossible for religion to dominate our political country, but we have misinterpreted the original intent of “separation of church and state” and taken this concept too far.

Supposedly our country is split between church and state, but examples in our government show otherwise. Former presidents end their numerous speeches with controversial phrases such as “God bless you” and “God bless America.” Even President George W. Bush states that “Some needs and hurts are so deep they will only respond to a mentor's touch or a pastor's prayer. Church and charity, synagogue and mosque lend our communities their humanity, and they will have an honored place in our plans and in our laws.”

( http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/P/gwb43/speeches/gwbush1.htm) Even our national currency coins the phrase “In God, we trust.” Our own Pledge of Allegiance states that we are, “one nation, under God, and indivisible,” although our attitude towards the separation of church and state proves otherwise. The next step to take is to eliminate even the slightest mention of a supernatural being.

One of the most recent controversies pertaining to the separation of church and state is the removal of the Ten Commandments monument in Alabama. Ironically, the Alabama state constitution “’invoke[s] the ...

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... time on taking these aspects away. Moral decline and persecution of religious practices are evident and growing in our society. When did American culture become so bitter towards the concept our country is based upon? Has the concept of God really led to turmoil and destruction? The answers to these questions may go unanswered, but the facts remain the same: Our society has taken the first amendment and Thomas Jefferson’s letter to the Danbury Baptist Association and interpreted it to mean that God has no place in our country’s make up. However, our political system suggests otherwise with examples such as the Pledge of Allegiance, Presidential Speeches, and currency.

Take a look at the ridiculousness of the situation. America is taking away aspects of our country that contribute to our moral setup. A separation between church and state is not necessary.

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