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The Hidden Agenda of
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| The Separationists attempt to disarm us with this question: | |
| Is separationism anti-religious? | Obviously it is. |
| But they answer: | |
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Absolutely not. While the separationist community includes many people who are non-religious, the majority of separationists are members of religious communities. |
Many "religious communities"
support abortion, homosexuality, deny cardinal doctrines of the faith, such as Christian
atonement and Virgin Birth, and would be labeled "irrelegious" or apostate by
every single person who signed the Constitution.
In the "former" Soviet Union, the KGB were not only members of "religious communities," they were often bishops. |
| In contrast to other Western nations, Americans have never been expected to adhere to a national religion or support a national clergy. | Certainly nobody has been forced to support
a "national clergy." By defining "separation" in terms of other
Western nations, such as Great Britain, it is again clear that nobody in America opposes
the "separation of church and state."
But modern-day separationists are dishonest. They aren't concerned about the separation of church and state, they want the separation of religion and state. To be specific, the separation of Christianity and state, and not the separation of the religion of Secular Humanism and state. America's national motto is "In God We Trust." This is evidence of a national religion, but not a national church. It is evidence that our govenment was never intended to be Secular, but rather Christian. |
| For over a hundred years our public institutions (libraries, schools, and universities) have been predominantly secular. | This is untrue, at least as a matter of
legal principle. (It might be true from the perspective of some fanatic Christians, but
even then only as a matter of exagerration, i.e., schools haven't been as thoroughly
Christian as they should have been.)
Chapel attendance in the nation's military acadamies was mandatory until 1971. The Bible wasn't removed from public schools until the early 1960's. Where does this "over a hundred years" figure come from? |
| Yet separation has had none of the negative side effects that its detractors have feared: Americans remain overwhelmingly religious; their religion retains a vitality and cultural importance that is unparalleled in the industrial West; | This is arguably untrue. Religion clearly had little cultural importance in the lives of those Christians who voted for Bill Clinton. The Secular Humanist Separationist agenda has been largely successful, and religion has been relegated to the "private" sphere. |
| religious leaders are free to comment on political matters and to counsel their flocks on matters of public importance. | Not if they want to retain their tax exempt status. |
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