http://bobmccarty.com/2007/10/16/separation-of-church-and-state-not-in-constitution/ Humor, Politics, Culture & Capitalism @BobMcCarty Sat, 19 May 2012 01:24:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://bobmccarty.com/2007/10/16/separation-of-church-and-state-not-in-constitution/comment-page-1/#comment-1581 hotoffthepress Mon, 05 Nov 2007 12:28:07 +0000 http://bobmccarty.com/2007/10/16/separation-of-church-and-state-not-in-constitution/#comment-1581 Huh? Maybe I'm too thick to understand your point, but it doesn't seem to connect with the topic. Huh? Maybe I’m too thick to understand your point, but it doesn’t seem to connect with the topic.

]]> http://bobmccarty.com/2007/10/16/separation-of-church-and-state-not-in-constitution/comment-page-1/#comment-1582 Patrick Roberts Mon, 05 Nov 2007 09:01:11 +0000 http://bobmccarty.com/2007/10/16/separation-of-church-and-state-not-in-constitution/#comment-1582 interesting... an unintended, genius aspect of democracy is that the state of the government will represent the state of the people. We needn't impose any particular religion on our government. Whether or not our government is morally stable will reflect the moral stability of us, the people. So how are <i>we</i> doing? interesting… an unintended, genius aspect of democracy is that the state of the government will represent the state of the people. We needn’t impose any particular religion on our government. Whether or not our government is morally stable will reflect the moral stability of us, the people. So how are we doing?

]]> http://bobmccarty.com/2007/10/16/separation-of-church-and-state-not-in-constitution/comment-page-1/#comment-1583 hotoffthepress Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:31:33 +0000 http://bobmccarty.com/2007/10/16/separation-of-church-and-state-not-in-constitution/#comment-1583 Sounds fair enough to me, John -- that is, as long as you don't try to restrict my right to worship God, regardless of where I go (i.e., school, work, public places, etc.). Sounds fair enough to me, John — that is, as long as you don’t try to restrict my right to worship God, regardless of where I go (i.e., school, work, public places, etc.).

]]> http://bobmccarty.com/2007/10/16/separation-of-church-and-state-not-in-constitution/comment-page-1/#comment-1584 John H Davis Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:24:29 +0000 http://bobmccarty.com/2007/10/16/separation-of-church-and-state-not-in-constitution/#comment-1584 "Every individual has a natural and unalienable right to worship God according to the dictates of his own conscience." -- NH constitution. That means you keep your belief to yourself and I'll keep my belief to myself. Remember the old-time mountain hymn, "You go to your church and I'll go to mine." Don't tell me how to believe and I won't try to order you around, either. “Every individual has a natural and unalienable right to worship God according to the dictates of his own conscience.” — NH constitution.
That means you keep your belief to yourself and I’ll keep my belief to myself.
Remember the old-time mountain hymn, “You go to your church and I’ll go to mine.”
Don’t tell me how to believe and I won’t try to order you around, either.

]]> http://bobmccarty.com/2007/10/16/separation-of-church-and-state-not-in-constitution/comment-page-1/#comment-1585 Skunkfeathers Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:59:19 +0000 http://bobmccarty.com/2007/10/16/separation-of-church-and-state-not-in-constitution/#comment-1585 I will remember this post when some "violation of the separation of church and state!" hysteric starts in on one of their emotive, fact-void rants. I will remember this post when some “violation of the separation of church and state!” hysteric starts in on one of their emotive, fact-void rants.

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