Religion Seperate from State

[King Nebuchadnezzah]

Yes, they should be seperate!

 

[bliz]

In essence, laws will always be based on religion, they can be based on the religion of "divine man" or "divine God".
As a Christian, I simply cannot be a secularist.

So, STOP on red, GO on green and stay on the right side of the road has a religious basis? Please share with us what that is.

 

[XTE]

Religious laws against murder have been around since law codes appeared across the globe 5000 years ago.

How does the SCOTUS differentiate between 'secular' laws and 'religious' laws? Much of Western law derives from previous religious law.

Let's think...

MAYBE ONE IS DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSED TO THE OTHER?! MAYBE BOTH SYSTEMS HAVE "MORALS" AND SHARE PARTS OF ONE ANOTHER?

That isn't so weird is it?

To answer the OP, of course they should be separate. We escaped "God ordained royalty" and religious tyranny to form this country. Our fore-fathers knew exactly what the problem was. They chose reason and evidence over faith and a complete lack by faith's very definition. Our judges can tell you what is reasonable in that they demand evidence....

 

[Risen Tree]

So, STOP on red, GO on green and stay on the right side of the road has a religious basis? Please share with us what that is.

"Though your sins be like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow." A stop light is red to remind us that to disobey it is a sin.

...Wait a minute...

 

[Pwnerer]

Article VII
Done in Convention by the Unanimous Consent of the States present the Seventeenth Day of September in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Eighty seven and of the Independence of the United States of America the Twelfth. In Witness whereof We have hereunto subscribed our Names

"Lord" refers to Jesus Christ.

The reality is that the Declaration of Independence is very important to understanding our founding principles. The Bill of Rights was actually created as an answer to the question "How may we legally protect the rights as outlined in the Declaration"

 

[Ringo84]

Article VII
Done in Convention by the Unanimous Consent of the States present the Seventeenth Day of September in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Eighty seven and of the Independence of the United States of America the Twelfth. In Witness whereof We have hereunto subscribed our Names

All legal documents of the time expressed dates as "The Year Of Our Lord". It doesn't prove that religious shouldn't be separate from the state.
Ringo