Oct 25 2008
The Separation Of Church And State Part 1
“The separation of church and state is a legal and political principle derived from the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, which reads, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof . . .” The phrase “separation of church and state”, which does not appear in the Constitution itself, is generally traced to an 1802 letter by Thomas Jefferson to the Danbury Baptists, where Jefferson spoke of the combined effect of the Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment. It has since been quoted in several opinions handed down by the United States Supreme Court.”
Thomas Jefferson had more integrity than most government officials do today. There is no place in government for church. It is to be a place where laws and bills are made. It is a place where IMPORTANT decisions are made for the country. Unfortunately, all the wrong decisions seem to be made lately. The equal rights of one are taken away because government officials are thinking and talking with religion in mind.
One has to put a stop to religion in government or more rights can be taken away from the entire company. How would you like it if someone told you that you enjoy a few drinks after work, therefore, you are not fit to be a parent or because you follow a different religion that is not something everyone approves of so you can no longer practice that religion or be a parent?
Gay adoption is just the same. Kids that are raised by gay parents do very well in the world and they do not “turn out” gay because they have loving gay parents. Since a Florida judge overruled Florida’s gay adoption ban, some feel a need to make it a state law of the state constitution. What will this do to the children that need loving homes?
The people that will suffer are the kids. These kids are placed with families that want to raise them and love them. The kids are the ones that need special care and love. The kids that gay people get to foster or adopt are the ones that no one else has the time for.
Watch for Part 2 and 3 later today.
