NO on Prop 8
NO on Prop 8
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- designbot0
The separation of church and state is vastly misunderstood. The intention was never to keep the church from getting involved in politics. It was to prevent the government from using the church as it's vehicle and puppet. The idea was to keep the government out of churches.
"The Puritans lived in a country where the government headed a state-sanctioned church. The church was a governmental puppet. If you were a member of another church (as the Puritans were), you were subject to discrimination, persecution and worse. This corruption was what the Puritans sought to escape as they traveled to the New World."
- So the fear of a theocracy was never present?!? Hardlylocustsloth
- Don't insult my intelligence. I've read the 1st amendment. It creates religious freedom and tolerance, not sponsorshipSoler
- show me anywhere in the constitution where the church doesn't have a right to be involved?designbot
- desigbot, please read my comment below, what you just said here, might confuse a lot of peopleMeeklo
- they have the right to do whatever they want—but the State isn't allowed to favor/sponsor religion: ie benefits resulting from marriageSoler
- you have to be careful when you post things like these.Meeklo
- resulting from religionSoler