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To: SeekAndFind
"The idea that the church can have no influence or no involvement in the operation of the state is absolutely antithetical to the objectives and vision of our country,"

I wonder WHICH Church he is referring to? Also, it very clear the Founding Fathers were opposed to ANY CHURCH having a role in "the operation of the state".

This man must not receive the GOP nomination. His stance is against the Constitution and it's founding intent.

Santorum must be stopped.

28 posted on 02/26/2012 12:50:12 PM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Mariner

Totally false. Some of the founders opposed an official state religion. Some favored established religion.

You ought to be ashamed of yourself. In your zeal to defeat Santorum you are mouthing the worst “separation of church and state crap” that’s come from liberal judges over the last 50 years and well nigh destroyed our body politic.

So you don’t like Santorum. Fine, to each his own. But for FReepers to be joining with our worst secularist enemies just in order to damage the primary candidate they oppose is absurd.

Santorum is absolutely right on this point. Religious people and religious views and, yes, organized religion, has a place in the public square. Chaplains in the army, prayer breakfasts on Capitol Hill, faith-based-initiatives today; back in the Founders’ day the churches had much more involvement in government at all levels, initially, as established official churches in some states, even after the 1st Amendment, as publicly religious actors in government at all levels.


47 posted on 02/26/2012 1:45:19 PM PST by Houghton M.
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