In Prague, President Obama pledges to pursue the elimination of nuclear weapons

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  1. Again, a benighted approach to the question. I never claimed that the phrase "separation of church and state" are in the constitution.

    However, the separation of church and state is a label for the principle articulated by other language found in more than one place in the constitution:the establishment clause and the language of Section VI, which I cited above. This is the same as saying "There are nouns in the constitution." Even though the word noun does not appear in the constitution, there clearly are nouns in the document.

    What's the mystery? Separation of church and state is simply an analytical term that labels a principle encapsulated in multiple areas in the document.

    This literalism on the part of the right must be a hold over from too many hours of backwoods bible study. Stick to Revelations.

    • crimsontrace says:

      My original question delt directly with this quote and you felt compelled to answer it in your typical SPIN. "Seperation of Church and State" IS a direct quote from one of our founding fathers (Probably the most famous) however taken out of context by the Left. You are correct that it is NOT in the founding papers anywhere. Your generalization of the topic is typical. NOWHERE can you show me that the founding fathers wanted Christian Principles seperated from government. They just wanted "A" Church never to be established by the Government. This is because of the history of the Church of England and their purpose to get away from an oppressive anti-free choice government.

      Cute little Liberal comment though.

      This self fulfilling spin on the part of the left must be a hold over from too many hours of Marxist study in a coffee shop downtown San Fran. (Thanks for the sentence structure. We backwoods folks ain't 2 smrt ya no?)

      Stick to the Move On site for your silly little comments. You start typing and outsmart yourself.

      • Grrrrrr.

        Yes, I know the quote, but the discussion is about the Constitution – if you want to bring in the Danbury quote then you have an even harder time proving your point that the founders believed the Union to be founded on "Christian Principles" – a reeeeally nebulous phrase, by the way.

        What strikes me when I read the Consty is the radical difference between the Bill of Rights and the Decalogue. To me, one doesnt have anything to do with the other. If the founders wanted a "Christian nation" why didn't they just repeatedly reference the New Testament as a source of authority? I believe that, as people of their time, they saw the ultimate source of authority in each person's ability to reflect rationally on how to create the best possible society and to participate in that process, without bending to religious or any other authority.

        Folks on this site seem preoccupied with governmental authority, but want to suggest that there is a seamless overlap between (their conception of) religious authority and the original idea of the union. Not so.

  2. MeJane says:

    The birth certificate doesn't matter to disqualify! To be a NB Citizen you have to be born to 2 american citizen parents period! He is disqualified on that point alone! Where he was born is only important to see if he is a citizen at all, as his mother was too young when she gave birth to confer her citizenship upon him. How the DNC ever let him run is beyond me. I think this fight is very valid, Obama has paid lawyers one million dollars so far to fight these suits in court, why would he do that if he weren't vulnerable?He would just release his papers, no?

  3. Cite your sources, and let's see.

  4. DMN says:

    I just read that they're planning to put a 500% sales tax on ammunition. Another "luxury" tax??

  5. DMN says:

    Glenn Beck gave us access to this site in order to talk together and meet with like-minded American citizens. It's up to us to decide where this goes from here. If the internet suddenly goes dead…or doesn't allow us to come to this site…what have we really accomplished?? Only through the strength of many can our cause be considered seriously by the politicians. What should we do to bring this to the light of day? The Tea Parties are great, but not everyone has access to one. How do we take this to the next level….off the internet???

  6. DMN says:

    I think we're all in here kind of amazed with what's going on in the government, but sort of hoping other politicians will step in and do the right thing. Unfortunately, it looks like we really are on our own….that ALL the politicians must be corrupt. Some are saying that Obama is doing illegal things, but none are standing up to him in any way that I can see. ALL our politicians must be paid by the same people who want to bring our country down. Obama is working RIGHT NOW to take over the internet and shut down our ability to talk to each other AND to find out information about him. Time is short. This needs to come off the internet. Tax Day is not enough. We are running out of time.

  7. DMN says:

    Obama is running for World Dictator and all the other rulers are humoring him. China and Russia are pretending to take Obama seriously, but they're laughing behind his back. They'll take all that Obama gives them and then take care of him when they take care of us. I'm telling you, Obama is making our country look WEAK and we are all going to suffer for it. Also, Obama is planning to let Palestinians who were "terrorized" by Israel AND terrorists released from Gitmo have free citizenship in the USA, paid by the American taxpayers. Obama is CRAZY and he seems to think we're all going to go along with it just because he ordains for it to happen. Chatting on here is all well and good, but we need to take this to the Real World sooner than later.

  8. DMN says:

    Obama is running for World Dictator and all the other rulers are humoring him. China and Russia are pretending to take Obama seriously, but they're laughing behind his back. They'll take all that Obama gives them and then take care of him when they take care of us. I'm telling you, Obama is making our country look WEAK and we are all going to suffer for it. Also, Obama is planning to let Palestinians AND terrorists released from Gitmo have free citizenship in the USA, paid by the American taxpayers. Obama is CRAZY and he seems to think we're all going to go along with it just because he ordains for it to happen. Chatting on here is all well and good, but we need to take this to the Real World sooner than later.

  9. DMN says:

    I'm concerned that Obama and his corrupt friends have had MORE than enough time to produce a "valid" birth certificate for Obama. They have hired the most corrupt people they can find, and they've had complete access to ALL the government's machinery. I'm thinking they MUST have put some energy into finding a way to produce a valid birth certificate.

  10. Valkyrie132 says:

    This is about the producers vs. the destroyers.

  11. Valkyrie132 says:

    When society's looters can vote for their own engorgement, this is what you get. Free medical, free public housing, free dental, free schooling (in your own language, yet), free motorized scooters, free diabetic testing kits, FREE CELL PHONES!!? and FREE LAPTOP COMPUTERS? What's next, free I-pods?

  12. wonastayfree says:

    The only nation to disarm will be us. These people in control of our government have lost their sanity. We need a bigger, faster and more powerful military. God help us if we can't regain control of our country.

    • DMN says:

      But Obama IS planning a bigger military…..he said we need to have a civilian national security force that is just as strong, just as powerful, just as well funded as the US military. His own brand of Brown Shirts like Hitler had. Then his Brown Shirts can truly take the time and effort to disarm each American citizen. As Obama is cutting funding for the REAL military, he is making plans for his PERSONAL military. If we don't do something, we are going to be just like the citizens of Germany who didn't like what Hitler was doing, but who had waited until it was too late before they said/did anything against him. Obama is moving quickly. If we don't do something NOW, it is going to be too late.

      • wonastayfree says:

        You're right! We need to do something soon. Perhaps it's time to start marching in the streets. At this point in time we need calm non-violent demonstrations of our disatisfation with where the this current government is taking us. Tea parties are a good start.

  13. MeJane says:

    "I Am One Of Them" From theobamafile.com__
    Obama made an address to the Turkish Parliament in Ankara, Turkey. Al-Jazeera's Anita McNaught, reporting from Istanbul, wrote: "This was the address we had all been waiting for, it hit all the right notes."

    "He talked about the contribution of the Islamic faith in the life of American Muslims and then he personalised that message by saying 'I know because I am one of them.' It was a message that reached out to many today…."

    In the same speech, Obama said, "we do not consider ourselves a Christian nation."I don't know if Obama had a mouse in his pocket, but I know he wasn't speaking for the 78.5% of US citizens who call themselves Christians (CIA World Factbook). Perhaps the "we" he was referring to is the 0.6% of Americans who are Muslims. That would make sense.

    • wonastayfree says:

      He must have been referring to the 0.6% because he wasn't speaking for me either.

    • DMN says:

      I believe a muslim policy is that children become muslims if their father is a muslim. Although Obama's mom was a Christian, his father and stepfather were muslims. I'm thinking there's a document SOMEWHERE proving Obama is a muslim. That may be what's listed on his "missing" birth certificate. Israel should be very afraid. Obama's attitude is that we will all follow him (since we LOVE him…..worship him) and turn our lives to Allah, like all good muslims do.

      • MeJane says:

        I believe Obama's mother was an atheist. Obama also was a Muslim during his Indonesian years as his mother married a Muslim.Obama only joined a Christian Church during his community organizing days, because the community he was trying to help were very faith based and he wanted to pander to them. He joined Rev. Wright's church because it was more political, than faith based, which suited him. I think that Mr. Obama is an atheist. He uses religion Christian or Muslim as a political stepping stone to pander and make people feel comfortable with him, he's a phony! If he has any religion it's global warming!

  14. DMN says:

    MSNBC's Live Survey – Grade Obama's Performance – http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29493093/index.html

  15. Maybe because all the story showed is that some people hired to register new voters were purposely faking voter registration cards. What has not been shown and, I believe, won't be shown is that ACORN as an organization conspired to organize voter fraud either locally or across the United States – that's why it's not a national story, in the same way that the NYTs usually doesn't report petty crimes that occur in Peoria.

    What you guys would like to do is kite the finding of employee fraud into mass voter fraud – but you can't show that any of these faked cards, with names like Mickey Mouse on them, were used by people to get into the voting booth and cast fraudulent votes.

    You've got nothing.

    You lost. Now sit back for the ride. Believe me, it can't be worse than what you all subjected the country to in the last eight years.

    • See again when presented with facts, Conviction of Acorn leadership in Missouri not just a few bad seeds hirelings but the leadership in Kansas City. You go to the cool aide party line. The NY Times has a record and reputation of spiking stories that will injure or stop Democrat candidates from being elected; they are the Democrat propaganda machine. Convicted voter fraud is not a petty crime in Peoria it is a damaging story to the national Democrat agenda. But you just love Straw Man arguments. Pathetic, just absolutely pathetic! I must be really getting your goat your spelling and diction is getting worse or are you drunk on that Huffington post cool aide?

  16. AFALLS says:

    Why doesn't Mr. Obama start with North Korea?

    • DMN says:

      Obama has already chosen his enemy…US!!!…and he has his hands full trying to get us to blindly follow him as he destroys the economy of our country. He is saying that we are NOT a nation of Christians, but he is saying we ARE a nation of other religions, especially Islam. Obama is writing a new history for America….a history that he likes. Somewhere behind the scenes his racist pastor is smiling and encouraging him to stick it to Whitey. Korea could launch a nuclear weapon right over our heads and Obama would act like it's no biggie. He's got bigger fish to fry in the US.

  17. Valkyrie132 says:

    IS THAT ALL YOU'VE GOT?

    • WWC says:

      No,that list can go on & on my friend….Feel free to add your own to it and make it your own,What's important is that we use it,get it to more people and be sure to send them in to the congress members.Every American Voice counts,make yours count!

  18. AngryBadger says:

    This whole "getting rid of all the nukes" ploy is nothing more than another example of saying what you think your audience at the time wants to hear. It's an unattainable pipe dream and Obama knows it.

    Even IF the nations with nuclear capability got all chummy and agreed, even if ( in some candy coated alternative universe) they all actually DID get rid of them…how long would it last? The knowledge on how to build them will always exist.

    To say "we will get rid of all the nukes" is as foolish as announcing we will now go back to fighting with clubs and tossing rocks when we go to war. Before you know it, one side or the other gets tired of getting the smack down and will build a better "mousetrap" and the cycle simply begins once more.

    We cannot go back to the days before the atomic bomb was invented. We cannot unlearn how to build them. The threat of nuclear war is a terrible and terrifying fact of life. All we can do is leave them just as they are…….as a deterrent, as a final defense if all else fails. Obama knows this, he cannot be that naive.

    But if he truly intends to disarm, God help us all.

  19. DelB says:

    "That book, sir, is the rock on which our republic rests" –Andrew Jackson

    "I believe the Bible is the best gift God has ever given man. All the good from the Savior of the world is communicated to us through this book. But for it we could not know right from wrong" –Abraham Lincoln

    President Lincoln was also noted as saying: "It is the duty of nations as well as men to recognize the truth announced in Holy Scripture and proven by all of history that those nations only are blessed whose God is the Lord."

    "Hold fast to the Bible as the sheet anchor of your liberties. Write its precepts in your hearts, and practice them in your lives. To the influence of this book are we indebted for all the progress made in true civilization, and to this we must look as our guide in the future. Righteousness exalteth a nation, but sin is a 2 reproach to any people" –Ulysses S. Grant

    "If you take out of your statutes, your constitution, your family life all that is taken from the Sacred Book, what would there be left to bind society together?" –Benjamin Harrison

  20. kgeorge152 says:

    I have been on this project for over three weeks now, I still feel we are on to something. But let me tell you, if you really want to get educated fast as to what is going on in our goverment, go to http://www.ourcaucus.com and watch the videos they have there that explain how our federal government has changed, but more importantly,how it actually works. I guarantee you will come away with a whole new understanding of government. Like Glenn says "it'll make blood shoot out of your eyes. visit the site,you absolutely won't regret it, then pass on the website or the videos to your e-mail list.

  21. Marks890 says:

    As I see it the "appeasers of our enemies" and the "I'm entitled to your money crowd" do not agree with anything that the common sense crowd says, so I say try not to argue common sense with irrational views of others. Just let them say what they want and roll your eyes and laugh. I hope that there are enough people here who have had it with corrupt / inept politicians and make it a point to VOTE in 2010!!!!!!!!

  22. I will admit that if you think Sandra Day O'Connor was anything but a conservative, then we have very different definitions of what conservatism and liberalism is.

    But nice way to avoid the basic question, which is where does the state's rights rhetoric go anytime a conservative doesn't like a social policy? All of a sudden, the Federal government is supposed to step in, preferably with a constitutional amendment to enshrine the prejudice du jour, like the current effort to protect "the sanctity of marriage" (whatever that means).

    • Sigh, You really need to catch up, Sandra Day O'conner retired from the Court and was replaced by Bush with a strict constructionist, you would call a right wing conservative. O'Connor was appointed by R.R. true enough however, if you look at the balance of her decisions during her stay on the SCOTUS the majority of decisions came down left of center. She was seen as a great dissapointment to the conservative movement. The reason for the attempt to bring a constitutional admendment into being for "Sactity of Marriage" is because of Judical activism. I.e. California Supreme Court and now the Iowa Supreme Court declairing a vote of the people (Remember it is the people that are the ultimate power and their vote, (you know that extemperanious document the constitution) to be unconstitutional. The motto of the left is, if it cannot be had through the legislative process (or a vote of the people) then we will force our will through the courts. Look if a cause is true and just, then set about to win hearts and minds through hard work and dilligence and the legislative/ballot processes. Do not force a small group's will upon the majority it only causes hatred.

      • Ummm, the topic under discussion is the SCOTUS decision handing the Presidency to Bush, in which O'Connor ruled with the majority.

        Also, the majority can vote on anything they like, but if it oversteps the rights of any minority, the law is invalid. That's not activism, it's actually a fairly conservative legal principle.

    • Sigh, You really need to catch up, Sandra Day O'conner retired from the Court and was replaced by Bush with a strict constructionist, you would call a right wing conservative. O'Connor was appointed by R.R. true enough however, if you look at the balance of her decisions during her stay on the SCOTUS the majority of decisions came down left of center. She was seen as a great dissapointment to the conservative movement. The reason for the attempt to bring a constitutional admendment into being for "Sanctity of Marriage" is because of Judical activism. I.e. California Supreme Court and now the Iowa Supreme Court declairing a vote of the people (Remember it is the people that are the ultimate power and their vote, (you know that extemperanious document the constitution) to be unconstitutional. The motto of the left is, if it cannot be had through the legislative process (or a vote of the people) then we will force our will through the courts. Look if a cause is true and just, then set about to win hearts and minds through hard work and dilligence and the legislative/ballot processes. Do not force a small group's will upon the majority it only causes hatred.

  23. To make a statement of elimination of a large invested defense for all countries involved is arrogant or setting himself up for more than 4 years. It is almost as though he has to have approval from everyone, not that he is doing the right thing. The arrogance behind belief that one man can influence such diverse complicated countries of people without even having an established a relationship with them is beyond words.

    Like raising a child or a child that has engaged in wrong behavior or activities, they do not change their path by a parents mere words, but over time with great love and respect. To change the mindset of another is not in ones power, but to stand for what you believe in is in ones power. So when putting down what America believes in and has accomplished is to only give Americas power away. A house divided will fall.

  24. Kevin says:

    There has been a lot of talk wit hthese posts concerning Reagan and his arms-reduction talks. I don't want to call Reagan's policies into question. This is a slightly different issue. With Reagan everyone understood where he stood and they agreed, and so did Russia, that the arms-race was a no-win situation. Obama is an unknown, and we all fear what we don't understand. I don't think that Obama will completely disarm our military of all nuclear weapons. But I could be wrong. I don't know enough about the man, he never lets anyone see who he truly is. Iran and North Korea are not Russia either. I don't think that you can successfully negotiate with either country. Their leaders are extremists. Extremists cannot be bargained with, they don't want to bargain. I also do not believe that Iran and North Korea are acting alone. Russia has too much to gain with a destabilization or elimination of the US as a world power.

  25. Islandsox says:

    What is the Pentagon saying about this? Anything? Except slashing their budget? If we disarm, we lose. But Obama is so naive, he'll be utterly shocked if we get nuked. He'll scream: they lied to me! They made promises and they didn't keep them (waa-waa-waa). His naivety is greater than a five-year-old's. He will do anything to be popular, even allow us US citizens to be put in danger here on our soil, as well as our American interests' in other countries. I think we all get it: Obama does not care and won't listen to those that do. If we get wind of our reducing our arms, then more tea parties. And like Miami Bob writes: 2010 elections–a great first start.

    • DMN says:

      Since Obama lies so much himself, how surprised could he be to find out that others lied to him?? He is the King of Lies!

  26. GMK says:

    Its time to clean house from the White House to the State House before its too late!!!

  27. DMN says:

    Since our politicians get their positions based on how much money others donate to them; they are owned by those with the big bucks. Some of the people making donations aren't even members of the USA. Obama had many foreign contributors. McCain probably had foreign donations; his case wasn't as publicized as Obama's because there was outrage about terrorists (who possibly donated to Obama's campaign) wanting Obama to win the Presidency. The sad thing is that ALL the political candidates may be guilty of owing their contributors special favors (and votes) just because they feed money to the candidates. That puts ALL OF US at risk. Where does the allegiance of our politicians truly lie? Without changes in the way politicians win elections, We, the People, have no idea of what our officials are really going to do once they're placed in Office. There's so much corruption now that it's frightening. That's why we need to vote in some HONEST people who will answer to us. We just have to find these people, NOT BASED ON DEMOCRAT OR REPUBLICAN LABELS, and do what we have to in order to get them into Office. Time is short; we have to act NOW!

  28. DMN says:

    There has to be a provision for getting Obama out of office. He may have the power right now, but his actions and words can be used against him. I don't understand why Fox News, all of whom seem distressed by Obama's words and actions, don't have a solution about how to get Obama removed from Office. Some on Fox News are talking about how Obama has shut down the Constitution, yet they offer no legal solution. They have the resources and the bucks, but they offer no hope for solving this crisis. Will we just watch TV and listen to Fox News count off all our canceled rights, or are we going to take action before it's too late??? We can't just sit by and watch the "Titanic" sink without taking action. We need to get together before it's too late and show that we have strength in numbers. Then, others will come out from hiding and join us in the Real World. We are going to loose our chance if we don't act quickly.

    • Angel68 says:

      The Tea Parties are a starting point. Myself, I believe he and all his cabinet, most of guys and gals in congress should be tried for treason or impeached! YES!! WE THE PEOPLE can form a grand jury and try or impeach him. That right is granted to us by the Constitution.

    • MeJane says:

      Well Dr.Orly Taitz is taking Obama to the Supreme Court, and there are many other cases pending concerning Obama's ineligibility to be president in the first place as he is not eligible under the Constitution's Natural Born Citizen law. To be considered a natural born citizen you have to born to 2 american citizen parents and be born on the US mainland. Obama's father was a foreign national, a British citizen. We are not sure exactly where he was born, he only ever showed a Hawaiian certificate of live birth on the internet (and it appeared to be suspect ). For all we know he could be an illegal alien. Obama has never ever showed his papers or ID ever, and he hired tons of laywers to seal all his records shut. Why?, He said for privacy reasons. He is a public figure! I think that this is the only door open to us as the Democratic Congress will not ever impeach him. If you are interested defendourfreedoms.us, theobamafile.com are 2 good sites dealing with this issue.

    • MeJane says:

      Well Dr.Orly Taitz is taking Obama to the Supreme Court, and there are many other cases pending concerning Obama's ineligibility to be president in the first place. He is not eligible under the Constitution's Natural Born Citizen law. To be considered a natural born citizen you have to born to 2 american citizen parents and be born on the US mainland. Obama's father was a foreign national, a British citizen. We are not sure exactly where he was born, he only ever showed a Hawaiian certificate of live birth on the internet (and it appeared to be suspect ). For all we know he could be an illegal alien. Obama has never ever showed his papers or ID ever, and he hired tons of laywers to seal all his records shut. Why?, He said for privacy reasons. He is a public figure! I think that this is the only door open to us as the Democratic Congress will not ever impeach him. If you are interested defendourfreedoms.us, theobamafile.com are 2 good sites dealing with this issue.

  29. DMN says:

    Obama told the UN to give sanctions to North Korea because of the missile launch, but Obama's new friends, China and Russia, voted against it. Therefore, North Korea is receiving not even a handslap from the world. This shows ONCE AGAIN, as if we hadn't already known it, that the UN is a huge joke. Yet, the UN wants to lead the world and take away the US's power. We can NOT allow that to happen. Citizens of the US have been shouting for years that the UN needs to be thrown out of the US and that the US needs NOT to belong to it. We need to make that a reality. And if everyone loves Obama so much after his world smear, how come China and Russia didn't agree with their new friend, Obama??? Obama has been kissing-up to them big-time, but they vote against him first chance they get….HMMM….how else will they eventually go against him?? I bet they're hiding away their nukes as we speak.

  30. DMN says:

    I agree with you….no democrats OR republicans, unless we can look at their voting records and their campaign donation records. There ARE some honest democrats and republicans, but we have to be careful not to fall for the dishonest ones. We truly are looking for Patriots! We need to get rid of this republican versus democrat mentality. It's the PERSON and his ACTIONS that count, not his political affiliations.

  31. Mugwump says:

    We are reminded of the flea floating down the river with a woody yelling for the draw bridge to open….

  32. Ashrak says:

    It was also well before 9-11.

  33. amstecher says:

    This just sounds like another campaigning sound bite to me. It has 0 chance of actually going anywhere. The genie is out of the bottle President Obama, now we need to ensure the the really crazy/stupid people don't have access to the nukes. See Iran, North Korea, and Terrorism for examples of those who shouldn't have a hand on the lamp.

  34. Gregory says:

    I will make this as plain as possible for the trolls that are circling. Mangod is on a whirlwind tour to promote himself, and not the nation. He is doing what he does best…campaign. Miss America has nothing on this man when it comes to an unreasonable and irrational idealised vision of the world. I don't want a Universal elimination of nuclear weapons. Why? Because there will always be someone out there with one in his closet. Reagan said it best when he said "trust, but verify".
    There are so many nations out there seeking their first nuclear weapon, how do you think Obama will stop them from building a nuclear weapon? All he does is brow beat Korea for launching a missile? It is a pipe dream, touted by one who knows the pipe. How bout we strengthen ourselves, before giving up to a opium induced dream. The weapons are here, and they are here to stay. By espousing some teenagers ideology, he does nothing but weaken our stance in the world arena.

  35. I noticed that our president stated we will support Iran's development of a peaceful nuclear program. How gullible is he?! He wants to reduce nuclear weapons (a truly bad idea with countries like N. Korea up to no good) but yet he wants to give the one of the craziest countries on the plane the capability to make nuclear weapons? I'm sure we can trust them to not make any weapons, right?! This is such crap…

    • moesite says:

      he is stunningly naieve and has come to believe his own press ( that he is the Messiah!). Its really frightening!!

  36. texasray says:

    Yes Presidenta Obama wants to disarm us, that should be no surprise and I'm sure he will want the USA to be the first.

  37. ForgottenGuy says:

    Amendment 1: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.

    Commonly misread by secularist as saying that God has no place in government when the exact opposite is true. First off, the Founders defined religion as "Catholic, Protestant, Jew, Muslim" etc. They did not want a state sponsored religion like England had with the C of E. They also would misread the following from Thomas Jefferson:

    No religious reading, instruction or exercise shall be prescribed or practiced inconsistent with the tenets of any religious sect or denomination.

    Religiousness, however, was believed by the Founders to be a requisite for a free society. I could run more than a few quotes here, but a simple bit of logic that the Founders used should suffice.

    We are granted by our Creator (God) with certain unalienable rights – life, liberty, pursuit of happiness. If God is taken out of that statement then who will be the one to grant us these rights? Someone else? Government? And if they granted them, they can surely take them away. Even if you were an anthiest, wouldn't you rather some "imaginary" supreme being granted you those rights rather than the government?

    .From George Washington:

    Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail to the exclusion of religious principle.

    The separation runs only one way – government is to have no influence on religion, but religion is expected to have an influence on government. Liberals tend to foget whih way the power is meant to flow. In all argument, the federal government was meant to have the least amount of power.

    • I see you have to bring in all sorts of extraneous quotes, documents, and hearsay to prop up your argument.

      I suggest you reread the Preamble to the Constitution, which establishes the Union as a self-constituting polity of "We the People…."

      • pfafpa says:

        There is not room enough on this blog to cite even a small portion of the quotes of our founding fathers regarding their faith and how it is DIRECTLY attached to their governing principles. Your quote has NOTHING to do with seperation of church and state. It is simply saying that you cannot base someones qualification on what their religious faith may be. I AGREE with that. Now one more time. Where does it specifically say "seperation of Church and State" Jeffty?

      • Extraniuos documents, You get more partisan and rediculous as time progresses. They are only extrainious and hearsay if they prove your argument invalid and of course what you site is gosphel. What a putz!


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