SEPARATION-OF-CHURCH-AND-STATE

This article questions the commonly accepted concept that the separation of church and state is in the constitution.

Short editorial about how the separation of church and state is commanded by the first amendment, but is violated on a daily basis.

Over the past three decades an increase in debate over the five words "Separation of Church and State" has been increasingly ramped up due to pressure from America's religious and political right.

The general public seems caught up in semantics. God is not church; church is not God. God is everywhere, is everything, and is every person regardless of what name you decided it call God.

Rick Santorum said on Feb. 26, that he does not believe in the absolute separation of church and state. Here is why this is going to hurt him in the Republican presidential race, and why this is a red flag for lovers of the Constitution.

An informed opinion on the separation of church and state in the United States.

An essay involving the separation of church and state.

This article defends the position that the U.S. was NOT founded as a Christian nation and the separation of church and state is a constitutional establishment.

Don't you want to be protected from religion? By the way, I would like to point out that the words "separation of church and state" is not mentioned in the Constitution of the United States. Read it for yourself!

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in the first separation of church and state case since John Roberts sworn in as chief justice. The case before it was brought by the Freedom From Religion Foundation, which urges complete separation of the two.

If America is truly a society for all its citizens, then there is no place for religious observance. As innocent as it may sound, the Pledge of Allegiance violates the separation of Church and State, as does the observance of religious holidays.

Historical documents by Thomas Jefferson and others allow us to gain an accurate understanding of Jefferson's well known phrase "a wall of separation between church and state".

Kathereine Harris, the woman whose ineptitude or dirty tricks gave George W. Bush the Florida electoral votes in 2000 says that separatiion of church and state in America is a myth.

Church and State have equal importance in our land, but separate roles to fulfill. The Church's function is to preach the Gospel, not legislate morality. The State's function is to legislate laws, not mandate what the Church is to teach.

Those who argue against the right of same-sex couples to be married confuse legal marriage with religious unions.

The little town of Frankenmuth, Michigan, has long been known for summer festivals and Oktoberfest celebrations. Two years ago, though, the town became the center of a protest that might just spread across the nation.

The separation of church and state causes leaders to be secular and exclusive to non Christians.

Government is a man-made mechanism to make life convenient for people... but the positions have become about the person and not office. People allow their religious beliefs to... take away the burden of responsibility for their more difficult decisions.

Church-State separation is a contentions topic. Does it really mean state sanctioned atheism?

Is religion really separate from government. Turn on the news and watch the news. The judicial system decides what we can say, where we can say it, and how we can say, if we can say it at all (and churches help set the tone).