posted on August 9, 2004 03:41:56 AM new
What Do You Know About The Separation of State and Church? It really is quite interesting. Take a few minutes and see how you do. I know that some here will fail miserably.
posted on August 9, 2004 04:19:24 AM new
I know that the Constitution of the United States has a major focus on the separation of State and church. I was surprised with my score of 13. I thought that I would have gotten better than that. However, I must say, I AM NOT A BIBLE THUMPER!
Bigots are miserable people. Prevent Bigotry through Education.
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posted on August 9, 2004 05:03:51 AM new
15 right here. Thanks, yeager, that was interesting.
Cheryl
. . .if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist- I really believe he is Antichrist- I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend.. . - War and Peace, Tolstoy
“Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we! They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.” ~ George W. Bush, 8/5/04
posted on August 9, 2004 08:33:31 AM new
I think it is trying to tell us we don't know our constitution good enough. Now I only got 11 but I am going to factor in my age and give myself 14. The older I get the more I need reminders and I think this is a reminder that I need to read the constitution before they change it.
posted on August 9, 2004 09:01:30 AM new
I got a 15.
One 'trick' question is when it's asked if the word "God" is mentioned.....the correct answer, according to them is NO.
But it does mention the word 'Creator', which to most means the same as "God". And 'Creator' isn't given as a choice.
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posted on August 9, 2004 03:27:58 PM new
That was fun! I got 15 out of 21. It would have been 19, but I overthought and changed 4 answers to wrong ones! Should've remembered the SAT's and gone with my first instinct. It sure has been a while!
posted on August 9, 2004 06:33:38 PM new
reamond - But I could have swore that I read somewhere that the "In god we trust" motto was put on money during the Civil War.
You did....when I posted all those links proving we were founded as a Christian nation.
Guess this 'test' hasn't read about that part of our coinage history.
posted on August 9, 2004 09:39:25 PM newIn God We Trust was added to coins in 1864...
It was added to a new 2 cent coin in 1864. It has only been since 1938 that it has appeared on ALL U.S. coinage. Prior to that time it appeared sporadically on some, and not at all on others. The longest continuous run of the motto has been on gold, half and silver dollars, consistent since 1908.
Where some confusion comes in, the motto was only adopted as the official motto of the US in 1956, but this has nothing to do with it's use on coins, and even less to do with the notion that the U.S. was founded as "a Christian nation".
posted on August 10, 2004 12:13:22 AM new
Linda says,
You did....when I posted all those links proving we were founded as a Christian nation.
Since you mention a "Christian" nation, are you saying it is OK to continue in the bigotry of this practice. That is, recognizing the "Christian" people of this nation and not other faiths?
Actually, the majority of the population may have been Christian when this country was founded, BUT there was no official recognized religion. We were founded as a country that was free to practice any religion, not the Christian religion.
Bigots are miserable people. Prevent Bigotry through Education.
“Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we! They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.” ~ George W. Bush, 8/5/04
posted on August 10, 2004 12:16:03 AM new
What's the purpose of insisting this is a "christian" country?
"Christians murder, rape, commit adultery, molest children, steal, blackmail, drive drunk, hate, cheat on their taxes, beat up their spouses, don't pay their bills, get drunk, start wars, enjoy torture just as much as anyone else.
What makes them so "special"?
[ edited by crowfarm on Aug 10, 2004 12:23 AM ]
posted on August 10, 2004 01:09:38 AM new
crowfarm,
Have you ever noticed how "Christians" react when one of their flock does something wrong? It's usually something like..... he/she is a really good person and I am sure that God will forgive them for this indiscretion. After all we all make mistakes. They always try to use some sort of rationale for the act.
However, when a group of any kind strays one inch form the bible's teachings they go nuts.
Bigots are miserable people. Prevent Bigotry through Education.
“Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we! They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.” ~ George W. Bush, 8/5/04
[ edited by yeager on Aug 10, 2004 01:11 AM ]
posted on August 10, 2004 02:30:52 PM new
Do ALL Christians murder, rape, commit adultery, molest children, steal, blackmail, drive drunk, cheat on their taxes, beat up their spouses, don't pay their bills, enjoy torture, etc., etc., etc?
No...for the most part, most people, regardless of whatever religious affiliation they hold dear, do NONE of these heinous things. Regardless of religious, political or cultural affiliation.
I don't do ANY of these things and I'm sure ALL of the people who post here don't. Except maybe the not paying bills and cheating on taxes.
posted on August 10, 2004 04:36:06 PM new
I think what CrowfarM was saying is that people of the christian faith do these things. Not all christians, but those who are of no other faith that is, non jewish, non buddist, non wicca, etc who would identify themselves as being of the christian faith commit these deeds.
I think that it would be unfair for any group to be labeled by the action of one.
I also, wonder why and how christians believe they are forgiven when they do a misdeed. How many times can a christian drive drunk, or steal before they run out of "forgiveness tickets". Would it be once, twice, five as many as a christian would need in their lifetime.
Also, who decides when they have used up the limit? One of the many wonders of religion.
Bigots are miserable people. Prevent Bigotry through Education.
“Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we! They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.” ~ George W. Bush, 8/5/04
than me.
Prevent Bigotry through Education.