Off Topic: Separation of Church and State.
I saw an interesting article in the paper today. Apparently separation of Church and State means that you should ban prayer in the library. Somehow, I disagree with that interpretation. I’ll admit that I’m not religious, but I believe that people should have the right to worship however they see fit, without interfering with others’ rights.
If a space is open public (as this library is), why should people be allowed to view pornography in a library, but not hold a religious meeting? Does the library not have a copy of the Bible, Koran, or Torah?
My interpretation of the doctrine of separation of Church and State is that the state must not endorse or favor one religion over another. The doctrine should not persecute Christians who want to pray in school or the library. It should be an argument to allow it. By telling people what religious activities they can do and where, you are (to coin a programming term) coupling church and state. The church is now dependent on what the state says is allowable.
Tags: freedom of speech, politics, prayer, religion, separation of church and state
November 5th, 2007 at 3:07 am
interesting… an unintended, genius aspect of democracy is that the state of the government will represent the state of the people. We needn’t impose any particular religion on our government. Whether or not our government is morally stable will reflect the moral stability of us, the people. So how are we doing?