Posting some thoughts on WHAT A WEEK it has been!!!!
When I was in grade school and taking Civics classes, the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States was one of the first things I learned. As it states: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion...." Our Founding Fathers remembered WHY the Pilgrims left England. When Henry VIII was in power and established himself as the head of the Church of England, Catholics were often killed for practicing Catholicism. Then when his daughter, Bloody Mary, ascended the throne, she turned the tables and went after the Protestants. Our Founding Fathers learned the lesson that theocracy has NO place here, which is WHY they wrote that in the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States...SEPARATING CHURCH AND STATE. I also remember learning the Latin phrase: "E Pluribus Unum" which translates into "Out of the Many, One". Here in the United States, we have, (in alphabetical order, NOT hierarchy), Atheists, Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Jewish, Muslim, Pagan/Wiccan and a variety of denominations of each, (possibly inaccurate but trying to be inclusive of all variations of belief systems). The point I am trying to make is that there is a SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE for a reason. People who are attempting to force a theocracy on others, in the 21st Century, have failed to learn the lessons of history.
I may get back on my soapbox later. Having trouble sleeping right now.
