I was reading some blogs today and came across a link to this article Not Much Ado About History. I found it to be an interesting read. At the end of the article there is a few questions and I'll admit there were a few I couldn't answer. I had to Google the answers. LOL I know shameful. I've known that the phrase "wall of separation" that is referred to by many trying to push God out of the country is nowhere in our country's documents but I couldn't remember where it was located.
So I did an Internet search to see where it is written. I can not believe that the source of this controversy is from a letter that Thomas Jefferson wrote to Danbury Baptist. It was a letter reassuring the group that they would be protected from the federal government interfering with them. You can go here and read it for yourself. I am wondering since when does someones personal letters become law? Last time I checked a law had to be voted on by a majority of us or our Representatives.
My interpretation of Jefferson's letter, he's assuring them that the "government" will not establish a state religion. That we are free to practice a religion anywhere, anyway we want. That this separation is to limit the government not the people. Isn't it funny how they twist it in a way to boot God out of everything possible? I mean you can't pray on school grounds, school gatherings, courts, and a bunch of other places. Doesn't this come down to your personal choice of where to pray? I know they say its because the government owns these places but if you want to get real technical, isn't it our money paying for them? How long before you aren't allowed to pray in public at all? I know it seems extreme but lately I'm thinking this is the agenda. Just a few thoughts I had.
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Sep. 25, 2007 - Untitled Comment
Melinda