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bgivens33 · 08-22-2003, 01:09 AM

First off, let me clear some things up.

The "God" portion in the pledge of allegiance was ruled unconstitutional by the 9th Circuit court of appeals. They are the most overturned court in the country. If the case makes it to the supreme cout, it will get overturned. And they only have juristiction in a certain area of the country. Secondly, the phrase "under God" has only been recited in the pledge for ~50 years. Now, you said.....

We're allowed to worship however and wherever we want, unless it's in a public area or when one single person is around that may have a different point of view.

That is absolutely incorrect. You can pray or do whatever in public. That has nothing to do with separation of church and state. The problem lies when the government sponsors a certain religion. That is what happened with the 10 commandments. A government official, a judge to be exact, put a statue in a government building with the 10 commandments. That is wrong. That is NOT separation of church and state. The problem is, you are blinded by the fact that you are a Christian. If that judge had posted a popular verse out of the Koran or the 9 satanic statements, you WOULD be singing a different tune. Separation of Church and state is not only an excellent thing, it is a necessary thing.

08-22-2003, 01:09 AM	#3
bgivens33 USER INFO » Status: Naked Toddler Posts: 226 Joined: Apr 2003 Currently: Offline	First off, let me clear some things up. The "God" portion in the pledge of allegiance was ruled unconstitutional by the 9th Circuit court of appeals. They are the most overturned court in the country. If the case makes it to the supreme cout, it will get overturned. And they only have juristiction in a certain area of the country. Secondly, the phrase "under God" has only been recited in the pledge for ~50 years. Now, you said..... We're allowed to worship however and wherever we want, unless it's in a public area or when one single person is around that may have a different point of view. That is absolutely incorrect. You can pray or do whatever in public. That has nothing to do with separation of church and state. The problem lies when the government sponsors a certain religion. That is what happened with the 10 commandments. A government official, a judge to be exact, put a statue in a government building with the 10 commandments. That is wrong. That is NOT separation of church and state. The problem is, you are blinded by the fact that you are a Christian. If that judge had posted a popular verse out of the Koran or the 9 satanic statements, you WOULD be singing a different tune. Separation of Church and state is not only an excellent thing, it is a necessary thing.