No matter how long the debate on whether a religion is right or wrong goes on, only one thing is certain, people these days do not understand what the Founding Fathers meant by separating Church and state. As my great government professor would say, "They were afraid of tyrrany." At the time, the King of England was using his alleged divine right to 'govern' the people how he wanted. On top of that, if you didn't agree with him and the Church of England (which he also was the head of) then you were an unloyal traitor to him and God. <-THIS is what they were afraid of, not someone putting the Ten Commandments on display in public buildings (just using this as an example in my post, not starting a debate over it
).
The fact is, America was founded with religious freedom so that the citizens can decided what they believe is true instead of bowing to one person who claims to be devinely better than than they are. Continuing with the freedom of choice, our nation is supposed to be all inclusive, not all exclusive. As my man Albert Einstein said, "Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind." The same is true for politics of a country based on religious freedom, you can has whatever you want. Those that say things like, " I am offended by the Ten Commandments," should also remember that
1) America also has freedom of speech, Lil Wayne can put what he wants in a song (though its offensive
IMO), and Westboro Baptist folks can put whatever they want on a sign (which happens to disturb me as I am also Baptist, we aren't all crazy).
2) You don't have to look at them, though regulating the size and choice of placement seems to be a good political move to make everyone happy with a little compromise.
And yes, everybody should be interested in America as we are the greatest experiment in human history.
if you like America.
