Attempts to violate Church-State Separation and merge politics with faith are hurting churches, too

[lees1975]

https://signalpress.blogspot.com/2022/07/christianitys-mission-and-purpose.html

As a Christian, I am deeply appreciative of the constitution's guarantee of my religious liberty and the freedom I have to live by my faith. It is a right for which I am willing to fight, if necessary. And that means I will also fight for the right of anyone else who is an American to have the right to believe according to the dictates of their own conscience. As Jefferson said, extending that right to other people neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.

There are people here who exhibit a hostile attitude toward anything Christian. I get that, and you might not think so, but I have a much better understanding of that than you realize. And I read it and consider it because there's a personal experience behind it and I'll learn something from it, I hope.

I'm a Democrat because I believe that I have a much better chance holding on to this right, along with most others I have, and because I believe that we have a much better chance of preserving our representative democracy, if Democrats are in the majority. There are millions out there like me, who express our faith with gentleness and reverence, respecting those who don't see things the same way, and at the same time, working to preserve and defend the representative Democracy that protects our rights and freedoms.

[lees1975]

1. James Madison

"The purpose of separation of church and state is to keep forever from these shores the ceaseless strife that has soaked the soil of Europe with blood for centuries." James Madison, Fourth President of the United States and The Father of the American Constitution.

[stopdiggin]

2. I can certainly respect that

And it's my hope that the party I (almost dogmatically) support, can respect that as well.

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[keithbvadu2]

3. If yours is not a power church

[SoCalDavidS]

4. Separation Of Church & State

It's on their agenda, and like Roe, there is No Way it's going to survive the current Supreme Court.

[lees1975]

6. Their agenda is the destruction of representative democracy

and its replacement.

[czarjak]

7. "They never stop thinking about it"