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To: topher

Good news.

Now, how can a city be named Body of Christ - what with separation of church and state?


6 posted on 06/12/2014 2:36:20 PM PDT by JudyinCanada
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To: JudyinCanada

The naming of the city was done by the city’s founders -— not the State.


8 posted on 06/12/2014 3:07:59 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o
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To: JudyinCanada

See U.S.Constitution, First Amendment - Establishment Clause followed by Free Exercise Clause. There is no, ‘separation of church and state’ in the Constitution. It only speaks in these clauses of preventing the government from establishing a national religion and then of protecting individuals in their free expression of religion. In this case, the spanish explorers (here before the pilgrims), discovered the area on the Feast of Corpus Christi and named the Bay (then the city) for this day. There is no limitation of religious exercise or establishing a national religion inherent to the name of the city. Please spread the word about the First Amendment whenever you hear someone talk about ‘Separation of Church and State’ usually to complain that God should not enter the public square - that He created.


12 posted on 06/12/2014 7:09:49 PM PDT by ccrtl-pres
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To: JudyinCanada
That is no different than San Antonio (Saint Anthony), San Francisco (Saint Francis), Saint Louis, etc.

My interpretation of separation of Church and State is to keep the State out of Religion. An example is the War on the Catholic Church by the Mexican Government in the 1920's.

Or how King's and Queen's named Bishops and Cardinals.

For example, the Queen of France had a hand in naming Cardinal Richelieu in France of the Three Musketeers fame.

Saint Vincent de Paul worked to keep inappropriate people from being named bishop, for example.

He got into a lot of trouble for opposing the nomination of a Bishop who was totally not qualified with the Queen of France (same queen who name Cardinal Richelieu).

In this case, the Queen ordered Saint Vincent de Paul to nominate or name the Bishop in question.

Saint Vincent de Paul found a clever way of not doing as the Queen asked but not disobeying the Queen.

His reward was to inform the mother of the man that he would not become a bishop.

The mother threw and hit Saint Vincent de Paul with an iron (as in ironing clothes) in the head. He left the mother of the man bleeding from the wound in his head...

14 posted on 06/12/2014 7:29:11 PM PDT by topher (Traditional values -- especially family values -- which have been proven over time.)
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