After another invigorating discussion about the separation of church and state, I realized that too often those who cringe at the mention of a person's profession of faith as a platform position have forgotten a major distinction.
When a man makes a profession of faith in his platform, he is maintaining a healthy "togetherness" of God and state. When a politician refuses to make a profession of faith, he is essentially stating that God has nothing to do with the state. I hereby call this "the separation of God and state."
When a politician declares his denominational preference, he is crossing the line of the separation of church and state. When a politician makes a profession of faith and has none in God, he is a violator of the third commandment and will be judged.
~The Nobama Norweigan
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I would agree James. Question for the blog though. I need a book recommendation on the founding of our nation and Christianity. Bob, this should be right up your alley.
Since no one has chimed in here I'll take a stab. One thing that I think is often forgotten is that our country was founded by Puritans/pilgrims/separatists. The founding fathers wrote the constitution and split the country from England "officially" but they were heirs to decades of thought and practice that preceded them in the original colonies. In the small amount of reading I've done on this, the book I found most helpful was The Mayflower by Nathaniel Philbrick as a good overview. Summarizes events and positions/thought pretty well. My $ .02
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