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America doesn't have seperation of church and state it has freedom of relgion random thoughts Send a noteboard - 07/05/2014 06:42:19 PM

So if your 95% Christian town wants put a nativity scene on the city property they have that right. The right of communities to express their beliefs outweighs the made up separation of church and state clause. People have the right to have their religious beliefs influence their voting habits but government does not have the right try and suppress that practice. The Constitution basically guarantees us the right to have and express religious beliefs without interference from the government. A voluntary prayer before a meeting in no way infringes on the rights who do not want to participate but banning them interfere with the rights of those who do want to start with a prayer. If you don’t like the prayer elect a different city council.

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let's not go to extremes - 07/05/2014 12:33:38 AM 640 Views
please point out where constitution calls for a separation of church and state - 07/05/2014 06:44:42 PM 642 Views
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so the answer no you can't - 08/05/2014 04:50:26 AM 611 Views
Again- it's not about being offended - 07/05/2014 04:02:29 AM 682 Views
America doesn't have seperation of church and state it has freedom of relgion - 07/05/2014 06:42:19 PM 639 Views
Not exactly. - 07/05/2014 07:01:23 PM 639 Views
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Re: Yeah, seems sensible. - 06/05/2014 07:04:01 PM 633 Views
our Constitution expressly prohibits the establishment of religion by government, though - 06/05/2014 09:20:19 PM 658 Views
I couldn't disagree more... - 06/05/2014 10:50:19 PM 629 Views
bad analogy - 07/05/2014 12:19:26 AM 644 Views
But the GOVERNMENT is participating/supporting - 07/05/2014 04:17:32 AM 621 Views
Yeah, I'm aware. - 07/05/2014 07:03:36 AM 637 Views
That's not unreasonable - 06/05/2014 08:01:48 AM 703 Views
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