I think everyone knows that, although England has a tax-supported Church of England and Italy’s Roman Catholic church receives payments from the Italian government, there is no established “Church of America” or “Church of the United States” supported by funds collected from US taxpayers of every religion, including evangelical atheism.
Therefore, the so-called “separation” of “church” and “state” in America HAS ALREADY OCCURRED! There is no “established” church or religion in America!
Therefore, IMHO, all this anti-Christian litigation should fail “the laugh test”.
It i stime for religious Americans to push back against the evangelican atheists — an odd group vigorously promoting a “nothing”.
Indeed, how could folks who insist religion is “nothing” have any “standing” to sue to defend that “nothing”?
That’s just crazy....
The problem is it’s almost impossible to define a standard where religious speech or activities are consistently regulated. Well, actually there is an easy standard, and it involves putting no limits on religious expression. Once you move away from that, you get all sorts of ridiculous rulings from the courts. So THIS 10 Commandments is OK because it’s 50’ from a government building, has been there more than 10 years, and is displayed with a Wiccan or other religious symbols nearby, while this other 10 Commandments plaque is not constitutional...
We aren’t supposed to live in a country where people are constantly having their speech policed by government! And before anyone asks, that means I have no problem with other religions so long as I’m not impeded in my Christian walk. So if someone wants to pray to Satan, so long as they aren’t forcing me to participate, I respect their liberty. Of course, that doesn’t mean I would vote or employ somebody like that (which should also be my right), but I don’t think government should silence them.
That’s the ideal we’re supposed to be working for. The left wants tolerance? Not really, because tolerance means not using government as a weapon against the free speech and religious practices of other citizens. Government should be neutral, neither mandating a particular religion nor banning one.