Separation of Church and State is a Fantasy
Posted on | October 25, 2008 | 1 Comment
Anyone who is paying attention knows that separation of church and state is laughable in the United States. When the U.S. government designates a National Day of Prayer, you know that lawmakers are barely keeping the smirk off their faces.
Courthouses display the Ten Amendments, and government grants are made available exclusively to religious schools.
And what about blue laws? On what grounds, if not religious, do state and local governments forbid the sale of alcohol on Sundays? In some places, car dealerships are forbidden by law to be open on Sundays. I mean, are you kidding me?
Here’s a hint: the more that your local government prohibits any form of commerce on Sundays, the less tolerant your community tends to be as a whole.
Winos should not be forced to stock up on Saturday nights. Perhaps if we doubled the penalties for accepting bribes, snorting cocaine, or hiring hookers on Sundays, our lawmakers would feel the pain enough to repeal these Dark Ages regulations.
Tags: blue laws > day of prayer > hypocrisy > religion > separation of church and state
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October 25th, 2008 @ 7:23 am
Doubtful the lawmakers would feel the pain: they somehow think laws don’t apply to themselves. (The worst example being President Bush: “I’ll sign this into law, but I’m explicitly declaring it doesn’t apply to me.)