Q:Hello Bable, I wanted to find out what your views are on religion and state and the separation of the two? It seems to me there is a whole lot of Lies coming out of those that hold a high office these days, Governor of California is one that comes to mind. Not to mention using state funds to raise a child out of wedlock.
A: Good question, you asked me a question and i am going to answer this, nothing more. Ask yourself this question, what was America's foundation?
Columbus set sail to bring the gospel of Jesus Christ to the "heathens", he claimed it was the lord who put it into his mind.
The charter for the Virginia colony read in part "to the glory of His divine Majesty, in propagating of the Christian religion to such people as yet live in ignorance of the true knowledge and worship of God"
When the pilgrams signed the mayflower compact aboard the mayflower at plymouth harbor : "for the glory of God and advancement of ye Christian faith … doe by these presents solemnly & mutually in ye presence of God and one of another, covenant & combine our selves together into a civill body politick”
Harvard believe that all knowledge without Christ was vain.
When the declaration of independence was signed : "We hold these truths … that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certaininalienable rights … appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world … And for the support of this Declaration, with firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence" and as the declaration was signed Samuel Adams was quoted to say :“We have this day restored the Sovereign to Whom all men ought to be obedient. He reigns in heaven, and from the rising to the setting of the sun, let his kingdom come.”
On the same day Benjamin Franklin suggested that the national motto be: “Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God.”
Eleven of the first 13 States required faith in Jesus Christ and the Bible as qualification for holding public office.
James Madison, the “architect” of the federal Constitution and fourth president: “We have staked the whole future of American civilization, not upon the power of government, far from it. We have staked the future .. upon the capacity of each and all of us to govern ourselves, to sustain ourselves, according to the Ten Commandments of God.”
US Supreme Court defines the “Separation of Church and State.”
“We are a religious people and our institutions presuppose a Supreme Being … No Constitutional requirement makes it necessary for government to be hostile to religion and to throw its weight against the efforts to widen the scope of religious influence. The government must remain neutral when it comes to competition between sects … THE FIRST AMENDMENT, HOWEVER, DOES NOT SAY THAT IN EVERY RESPECT THERE SHALL BE A SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE.”
So in my opinion I do not think they should be separated, we did just find in the start of this nation with the togetherness of religion and state, and now that we are trying to separate the two we are failing and we are crashing HARD. As for the Governor using state funds to raise his love child, i think he did lie to the people and they have the right to know if their money was used to support his "other" family.
Bable
