| Separation of church and state is a political doctrine that government and religious institutions are to be kept separate.[1] The term most often refers to the combination of two principles: secularity of government and freedom of religious exercise.[2] Reflecting a concept often credited in its original form to the English political philosopher John Locke,[3] the phrase separation of church and state is generally traced to the letter written by Thomas Jefferson in 1802 to the Danbury Baptists, in which he referred to the First Amendment to the United States Constitution as creating a “wall of separation” between church and state.[4] The phrase was quoted by the United States Supreme Court first in 1878, and then in a series of cases starting in 1947. This led to increased popular and political discussion of the concept. “ Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” 1st Amendment of the United States Constitution Hello, there is no separation of church and state per the Constitution only perverted statements that claim it is so. Congress shall make no law regarding an established religion, or forbid/prevent someone from practicing it; or restrict the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people to peacefully assemble, and to petition the Government to impose fairness on a formal objection. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100429/ap_on_re_us/us_fort_carson_cross;_ylt=AhlNzqzamtlP2SCOVpd0DDcya7t_;_ylu=X3oDMTM5amltamtrBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTAwNDI5L3VzX2ZvcnRfY2Fyc29uX2Nyb3NzBGNjb2RlA21vc3Rwb3B1bGFyBGNwb3MDNwRwb3MDNwRzZWMDeW5fdG9wX3N0b3JpZXMEc2xrA2dyb3VwYXJteXN5bQ— Group: Army symbol is religious, should be changedBy DAN ELLIOTT, Associated Press Writer Dan Elliott, Associated Press Writer – 2 hrs 48 mins ago DENVER – A religious watchdog group says a cross and motto on the emblem of an Army hospital in Colorado violate the constitutional requirement for separation of church and state and should be removed. The Military Religious Freedom Foundation asked the Army this week to change the emblem of Evans Army Community Hospital at Fort Carson, outside Colorado Springs.The emblem says “Pro deo et humanitate” or “For God and humanity.” Fort Carson commanders will review the complaint, Lt. Col. Steve Wollman said.He said the emblem had been approved by the Army Institute of Heraldry and has been in use since 1969. Wollman said references to doctors serving God and humanity date to the time of Hippocrates, a pre-Christianity Greek physician. The Military Religious Freedom Foundation is a watchdog / advocacy group whose stated goals are to ensure that members of the United States Armed Forces receive the Constitutional guarantees of religious freedom to which they are entitled by virtue of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment[1]. The group was founded by Michael Weinstein in early 2006 to oppose the spread of religious intimidation by evangelical Christians in positions of power within the US military.[2] Weinstein describes the group’s target as “a small subset of evangelical Christianity that’s called premilliennial,dispensational, reconstructionist, dominionist, fundamentalist, evangelical Christianity or just Dominionist Christianity.”[3] The group is asking the United States Congress to hold oversight hearings regarding the Defense Department’s failure to abide by the Constitutionally mandated separation of Church and State.[4] In February 2009, Colonel Kimberly Toney, commander of the USAF’s 501st Combat Support Wing sent an email with a link to a religious-themed web video about the life story of Nick Vujicic. The sponsoring site of the video, 4marks.com, is a Catholic website. USAF service members who looked at the site after following the emailed link complained that the site contained criticism of President Barack Obama. Weinstein said that the incident represented a textbook case of improper religious influence and added, “There’s a pervasive pattern of constitutional abuse when you have a wing commander who sends out a direct, proselytizing e-mail with a link to a Web site that slanders the president of the United States.”[9]. The MRFF has been nominated for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize. [1] And the truth unfolds. Here’s the thing. When you pervert the Constitution you are slandering the Constitution. So in all truth, those things you have criticized others for doing, You yourself are doing those things 3 times worse. Pervert: verb; 1. lead somebody away from good: to lead somebody or something away from what is considered good, normal, moral, or proper 2. misinterpret or distort something: to misinterpret or distort something such as a piece of text 3. use something improperly: to use something incorrectly or improperly 4. debase something: to bring something into a state regarded as morally inferior or reprehensible Slander: n; 1. saying of something false and damaging: the act or offense of saying something false or malicious that damages somebody’s reputation 2. false and damaging statement: a false and malicious statement that damages somebody’s reputation You are a Democratic “kiss ass”. You manipulate truths for personal gain. You do not protect religion, you restrain it. You restrain the freedom of speech and freedom of press. YOU, (Weinstein is Jewish isn’t it?) SIR ARE A HYPOCRITICAL SCUM BAG. GO BACK TO YOUR UNDERGROUND LAIR! |
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