Seperation of Church and State

[Kobbot 401]

America is so gungho on keeping religion out of state affairs, yet when you go to cort, any level of the cort system, they may you swear on a bible. Should the swearing on the bible in a cort of law be baned?

[Commie-K]

I'm pretty sure that most courts have stopped swearing on the Bible.

[Kobbot 401]

With this topice you can allso add in the pledge of allegance and the word on our curency "in god we trust". How are thouse able to slip by the seperation??

[Commie-K]

A lot of stupid crap goes on in our country. The PATRIOT Act ruins the point of our bill of rights. It just happens.

[Stapler]

Originally posted by Kobbot [email protected] 26 2004, 01:48 AM
With this topice you can allso add in the pledge of allegance and the word on our curency "in god we trust". How are thouse able to slip by the seperation??
Although the united states is "democratic" the ruling administaration is composed of theocrats. and therefore, the country qualifies as a theocracy.

[The Feral Underclass]

It's on option...You dont have to swear on the bible if your not a christian.

[Funky Monk]

Im pretty sure you have the option of swearing on the Qu'ran or doing something else if you are an atheist.


The country is not a theocracy, im sorry but thats just so blatantly ridiculous as to be laughable.

You have to remember that many American colonies were founded as an escape from religious persecution in the Uk and Europe. Puritans sailed West to find a country which allowed them to practice their branch of the Christian religion in piece. Therefore it is expected that a certain Christian influence will enshrined in country. To be fair a lot has been done to try to eliminate a Church and State connection including the outlawing of a prayer in State schools and the descision that the 10 Commandemnts couldnt be publically displayed somewhere.

[h&s]

If I were in court, there is nothing they could make me swear on to compell me to tell the truth - I'm just not superstitious.

[truthaddict11]

the "ten commandments" are on display in the "supreme court"....

[Funky Monk]

I was referring to this incident


USA Today link (http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2003-08-20-ten-commandments_x.htm)

[Rex_20XD6]

you know if they say there should be a seperation then they sould seperat it to the fullest. no ecseption or anything! i personly think that instead of swering on the bible it should be other things too or nothing at all.

[Funky Monk]

Erm...mate, havent you been reading this? It is other things as well.

[Kobbot 401]

Man that is mess up. The Ten Commanments are a major part in Chatolisim. I would hate haveing to be a Budist or a Jew and have to go to that building, no offence to Budist, Jews, or Catholics.