Are Christians the only religious group in the USA who oppose the separation of church/religion and state? (atheism, quote)

[MysticPhD]

Hardly. There are probably only a smattering of fundamentalist Christians who feel that way. Actually, such a separation is endemic to Islam. There is no such thing as a separation between Islam and the state.

[BaptistFundie]

Originally Posted by phetaroi

This is not the level you've been talking about.

I suggest you go live in a predominantly non-christian country for a while where there is an official or semi-official religion that is not yours.

I like it in America. I like the freedoms we have guaranteed to us. Why would I want to go live anywhere else?

[Arach Angle]

Originally Posted by phetaroi

This is not the level you've been talking about.

I suggest you go live in a predominantly non-christian country for a while where there is an official or semi-official religion that is not yours.

and I suggest you go protest in your beloved anti-religious countries and see what happens when you question it.

[Arach Angle]

Originally Posted by phetaroi

In other words -- majority rules everyone.

as opposed to your way "marginalized should be deciding the rules". "criminals define the law".

good plan ... no wonder you run away and grab your float ducky before thinking.

[phetaroi]

Originally Posted by BaptistFundie

I like it in America. I like the freedoms we have guaranteed to us. Why would I want to go live anywhere else?

To learn.

[phetaroi]

Originally Posted by Arach Angle

as opposed to your way "marginalized should be deciding the rules". "criminals define the law".

good plan ... no wonder you run away and grab your float ducky before thinking.

The Maha-mangala Sutta

[Arach Angle]

Originally Posted by phetaroi

The Maha-mangala Sutta

yup, just like Christians, when they have to think on their own they grab a holy book. It makes everything real for them.

And you guys could care less how many people you hurt so long as you get your way.

[Arach Angle]

Originally Posted by phetaroi

To learn.

every person should be required to go aboard to the countries of the world.

to learn just how good we got it here. People should be required to go to countries with at least 80 to 100 million people to see how they run.

[khminh]

Originally Posted by mensaguy

All of the provisions of the Constitution (and all of the Amendments) apply to all government entities in the United States. That was made clear in 1868 by the 14th Amendment. No, state and local governments cannot have official religions.

American Hindus were very brave fighting for their right to express their religious belief in the public in the incident at Oklahoma capitol building. Fundamentalist Christians had to surrender when they acknowledged that they had to share space with other faiths.


The most effective way to fight against Christian totalitarianism is to encourage more religious recognition. Christians have to either learn to to coexist with other religious groups or retreat for a neutral space.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yh9cjUv9XgY&t=1s


This incident is a good example for my argument. Atheists should be encouraged to give invocation, too. With people like the Christian you are arguing against, you cannot use water to put out their fire; you need to use more fire from everywhere you can reach.

[herenow1]

Originally Posted by MysticPhD

Hardly. There are probably only a smattering of fundamentalist Christians who feel that way. Actually, such a separation is endemic to Islam. There is no such thing as a separation between Islam and the state.

How do you explain Indonesia which is the most populated Muslim country in the world and The National emblem of Indonesia is called Garuda Pancasila. Garuda, the discipled carrier or vehicle (vahana) of Lord Vishnu, appears in many ancient Hindu temples of ancient Indonesia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nation..._Pancasila.jpg