If anything I agreed with you, of course not all atheists are communists.
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I generally agree with the division of state and church, the church will get corrupted if it involves itself as institution too much into politics. BUT individual christians can and should work to do the will of God and if they are politicians, they can and should do the will of God also in politics.
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Matthew 6,33
But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
I agree but not for the same reasons. Iran would be the best example, it would be one of the great countries of the world if it were democracy; but it is not, it is a theocracy and the supreme ruler has absolute power over every aspect of the peoples lives. The early Christian Church, the Catholic Church had the same power. No one, even Kings, had control of their own lives. That is why separation of church and state is so important to our nation. Religion poses a real threat to that future. We are a free nation, that would be lost if we became a theocracy. Right now religious-minded members of Congress are proposing legislation that restricts other people's rights.That would all be multiplied a thousand-fold in a theocracy. We are going in the right direction when we chose ethics for the basis of our laws and not morals. Ethics do not change, morals do.I generally agree with the division of state and church, the church will get corrupted if it involves itself as institution too much into politics. BUT individual christians can and should work to do the will of God and if they are politicians, they can and should do the will of God also in politics.
Agree or Disagree?
Matthew 6,33
But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
Didn't know that, good to know. Thanks again, Stan.A history lesson young people in the Peanut Gallery were never taught in school re the establishment clause: it comes directly from one of the founders of an evangelical Christian sect, Thomas Helwys, of which along with others, like the Methodists and Presbyterians, were responsible for The Great Awakening and the elections of Thomas Jefferson to the Vice Presidency and Presidency.
Baptists - Wikipedia
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Thomas Helwys formulated a distinctively Baptist request that the church and the state be kept separate in matters of law, so that individuals might have freedom of religion. Helwys died in prison as a consequence of the religious conflict with English dissenters under James I. In 1638, Roger Williams established the first Baptist congregation in the North American colonies. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the First and Second Great Awakening increased church membership in the United States.[5] Baptist missionaries have spread their faith to every continent.[3]
And now some can better understand why Jefferson was anxious to stay on their good side, especially those in New England like the Danbury Baptists.
Massachusetts was the last state to dis-establish its state supported Congregationist sect, in 1834. They were gradually dis-established due to demographic changes, not Federal government demands or Supreme Court decisions.
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You can learn from the afternoon lesson I gave earlier today while I'm counting muh sheep. That was some cat from New Zealand who also thought he knew American government better than Americans.
Tucker Carlson fuels the Maga mindset with fawning trip to authoritarian Hungary
Anyone who hasn't migrated to this country legally is, by definition, an illegal immigrant. So what? What does that have to do with anything we are talking about?
Matter of fact, you don't have to click the link to that thread, I'll just snip what I said earlier when that one tried to pawn off that "America is "a Democracy'' nonsense, so that you're crystal clear on how things work in America in terms of governance and then we can throw you in the closet and get back onto Mort's topic.
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