Posted on 12/15/2006 10:13:58 AM PST by drmarc
It’s written in the text of founding documents, and engraved on our nation’s greatest monuments — so why are classrooms, courtrooms, and even our government, battling to ban God from public life?
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,236228,00.html
It's time to change Art IV and prohibit Muslims from holding office.
Better than I thought I would. I got 8 out of 10.
That's the only online history quiz that I failed. I am so ashamed. I got 5 correct, and one of those was a lucky guess.
Interesting quiz.
But they should have asked
"Where did the phrase 'separation of church and state' come from? a) The Constitution, b) the Bill of Rights, c) The Declaration of Independence, d) Madonna, e) A letter from Thomas Jefferson"
"How many times is a reference to a Supreme Being made in the Declaration of Independence? a) Once b) Twice c) Three Times d0 Never"
"Who did the Founding Fathers believe gave us our basic rights? a) George Washington, b) the Continental Congress
c) Sonny and Cher, d) the People, e) God"
In what document does the phrase "The church shall be separate from the state" appear?
(a) The US Constitution
(b) The Bill of Rights
(c) The Declaration of Independence
(d) The Constitution of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic.
The correct answer is (d).
Woohoo! 10 out of 10!!!!
I missed #3. I did not believe the Constitution mentioned God. The test says Article VI.
Here is article VI and I don't see it.
Article VI. - Debts, Supremacy, Oaths
All Debts contracted and Engagements entered into, before the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be as valid against the United States under this Constitution, as under the Confederation.
This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.
The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.
Question 8: What Church have more presidents belonged to than any other?
A. Episcopal
B. Lutheran
C. Presbyterian
D. Christian
Was D supposed to be Catholic? Otherwise, they are all Christian denominations.
In all seriousness, I am proud that the ones I missed were the ones least related to the issue of Separation of church and state, such as the one about Irving Berlin.
8 out of 10. I missed 2 and 3 and should have had them both.
The question asked when was religion used, not God.
"Nor are we bound by any expressions in the constitution, as some have strangely supposed, either not to punish at all, or to punish indiscriminately the like attacks upon the religion of Mahomet or of the Grand Lama; and for this plain reason, that the case assumes that we are a Christian people, and the morality of the country is deeply ingrafted upon Christianity, and not upon the doctrines or worship of those impostors." RECTOR, ETC, OF HOLY TRINITY CHURCH v. U S, 143 U.S. 457 (1892)
In re: question 8, I wrote to FOX. They made a mistake on that one.
Sorry, my bad. Thanks.
Very interesting. Thanks for posting it.
"Mere mention of the word religion has caused eruptions of animalistic rage among National Socialists."
EWALD VON KLEIST-SCHMENZIN
National Socialism: A Menace
Der Nationalsozialismus (Berlin: Verlag Neue Gesellschaft, 1932).
They through in a trick answer to confuse you.
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