Separation Of Church And State Is A Scheme

The separation of Church and State is impossible but many argue for this impossibility hoping no one catches on to their scheme. It is impossible for man to not be religious. Church and religion are synonymous in the minds of most and we all adhere to some religion or belong to some Church whether we realize it or not. Church is not a building, it is a body of like minded people who live according to a common set of principles or beliefs otherwise known as religion. Church or religion is founded either in the perceived teachings of a divine being or the beliefs of men. There are the major religions along with lesser religions, there are agnostics, atheists, and a plethora of everything in between, but their followers all have one thing in common, they are all very religious. Their religion may be the religion of God or men but rest assured, they ascribe to some belief rooted in some perception of good and bad, whether that good and bad be so to them or God, they are religious, dedicated to their beliefs, and they as a group are a Church. So, the selfless, noble call for the separation of Church and state is a scheme. It is obvious that those calling for the separation of Church and State do not call for a separation but a replacement of one Church for another. A man can not separate himself from his religion and all religions have many followers. The Church which determines good and bad based on God no longer works as a moral arbiter for those preferring good and bad being a determination of men. Replacing the traditional Church, which has always guided men's moral compass, with the religion of man might not have been important to very many before, but when a major political party needs new voters to remain in power and can not find them within the current pool it must form alliances with heretofore morally questionable factions engaged in practices considered wrong by current standards. It might be considered by some as superior wisdom to reject religion inspired by God to one inspired by men but this opens the door to an enemy of man, force. Religion inspired by God is persuasion to act a certain way, religion of men is force. One quickly finds he has no option when he is under the control of man, act as you are told or prepare to be forced into submission. That might work fine for those that agree with the religion of the men in charge but not so much not for anyone else. There is a reason nations dominated by Christian religions work and others don't. Christianity is freedom. It allows men to choose their own path without forced compliance and does not judge others that follow a different path yet loves all equally including their enemies. It is hated because it tells men the inconvenient, you are a sinner, you were born that way, and you must change or suffer eternal death. The religion of man is loved because it tells men, you were born that way and can not change-lending sanction to any behavior, there is no sin other than violating a law of man. We evolved our law and country inspired by the one religion that allows men freedom to choose for themselves whether to serve God or man, neither or both. As some men devolve to a system of serving men only they will find themselves members of a new Church that sees their freedom as the enemy to order and it will be removed quickly. cjpost