The Blue Board

Look, it's this dusty old woman.

What happened, your horrible job modding a message board brought you over here?

The fact that you're worthless and inept to the point you can't even effectively be a hall monitor hasn't driven you to suicide?

Well, it wouldn't matter, you'd probably fail at suicide too. I hope you're old ass dies soon. You should really go back to rivals... You're like a whistle on a plow.

Can't believe I missed that.

ha ha ha ha ha...

coming from this fat, inept jabba the hut looking frog...

ha ha hah ha ha... you can';t even be an effectual hall monitor and you gonna tell someone something, anything, about life....

ha ha ha ha ha...

i can only hope you have a heart attack soon, fatty.

eat another cheeseburger... ha ha ha.. you just think i have a little dick cuz you haven't seen yours in a decade... you don't know what a dick looks like outside of your kiddy porn

ha ha ha... i can't wait til you die

yes, they were major players in it... but what happened?

seems like that when the policy effected their interests in ways they did not like, it changed

TT is hella disappointing.

Let's get to the root of the problem, the ill understood "separation of church and state"...

"Separation of Church and State" is an anti-religion result from activist judges, it is not in the constitution. The first amendment bars the gov't from establishing an official state religion and/or taxation based on membership to that religion. It basically means that you are free to worship as you choose.

Religion (Judeo-Christian) had a profound impact on our founding principles and fathers. Having the 10-commandments in a courtroom is not unconstitutional and is akin to having a picture of Rockne in Notre Dame's stadium (historical roots). Now if the judge forces someone to read them, uses tax payer dollars to buy them or similar, that is wrong.

Today many try to further bend the SOC&S into a freedom from religion and that is even worse. I myself am not very religious, but I am not offended by any organized religion, nor the beliefs of anyone as long as they abide by our laws and allow me to choose or not choose to agree with their beliefs.

I am not very religious at all, I haven't been to Church (other than weddings) in over 10 years. I was married by a Captain of a ship at sea, not a preacher.

I am however fiercely loyal to the Constitution and the founding principles and the perversion of them by progressives on the left and right-wing religious zealots offend me just the same.

FYI - I still consider myself Christian, although most church goers would consider me "back slidden" (sp?).

Look BLF, I disagree with you politically most of the time (I'm pretty hardcore Libertarian), so I don't expect you to agree with my philosophy and I am not offended by that. However, I do ask that you take me at my word on this.

To get back on point for the OP, I think the vast majority of Americans (Christian, Jew, Atheist, Hindu, Muslim...) support the 1st Amendment and the basic intent of it... The gov't cannot make an official religion nor can the prohibit the practice of another religion. You as an individual can opt to believe or not believe whatever you wish. This does not mean that you will never encounter religious symbols nor should you try to push your religion or lack thereof on anyone.

You mean you don't think it is fair for churches to participate in the political process but not pay taxes?

Actually DmcJ they were more than just major players, they were the players. And, the notion that the Church wants to run the country is a farse created by the media and those who don't like the Church. The reality, these days, is that the gov't seems more intent on interfering with the Church. Certainly Christians, just like everyone else, want to exercise their right to lobby and vote. But, the Church doesn't want to run the state, and it never has in America.

I don't want the Church to run the state b/c that situation always results in the Church compromising its mission.

If they are going to lobby they should have to pay taxes like any other special interest group.

I can't get a bunch of lgbtq people together to fund pro marriage equality bills without having to pay taxes somehow.

Section 501(c)(3) organizations are restricted in how much political and legislative (lobbying) activities they may conduct.

Churches aren't.

Fund Abortion Now is a 501c(3) so they can't lobby. People who support the right of women to make their own choices with their bodies have to donate to one group to help allow women access to abortions and to another group to lobby for first world laws.

Quit interpreting the law to fit your worldview and prejudices.