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Foreign Invaders crisis cost $150B in 2023, forcing some areas to cut police and fire services: report Israel kills head of Hezbollah Intelligence. Status: Not Logged In; Sign In U.S. Constitution See other U.S. Constitution Articles Title: Christine O'Donnell Asks Where Constitution Calls For Separation Of Church, State Source: Associated Press URL Source: http://www.bnd.com/2010/10/19/14432 ... nell-questions-separation.html Published: Oct 19, 2010 Author: Associated Press Post Date: 2010-10-19 11:29:00 by Brian S Keywords: None Views: 199239 Comments: 236 WASHINGTON -- Republican Senate nominee Christine O'Donnell of Delaware is questioning whether the U.S. Constitution prohibits the government from establishing religion. In a debate at Widener University Law School, O'Donnell criticized Democratic nominee Chris Coons' position that teaching creationism in public school would violate the First Amendment by promoting religious doctrine. O'Donnell asked where the Constitution calls for the separation of church and state. When Coons responded that the First Amendment bars Congress from making laws respecting the establishment of religion, O'Donnell asked: "You're telling me that's in the First Amendment?" Delaware Senate The exchange Tuesday aired on radio station WDEL generated a buzz among law professors and students in the audience. Subscribe to *Tea Party On Parade* Post Comment   Private Reply   Ignore Thread   Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest Comments (1-53) not displayed.       .       .       . #54. To: lucysmom (#52) And no, it's not in the Constitution. Yeah, he didn't quote verbatim, however its clear that he has the concept of what's in the First Amendment down. Not at all. First of all, the 1st Amendment limits the powers of CONGRESS, not government, an important distinction as the basis of the discussion was allowing local schools to teach creation. Second he seems to have completely forgot the first amendment also says that Congrees shall not prohibit the free exercise of religion, something he seems to fully support any form of government doing. no gnu taxes  posted on  2010-10-20   11:25:00 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #55. To: no gnu taxes (#48) OMFG. Then you'd better laock and load now. And bring your army back from it's War of Terror. Cause you're gonna need it here to enforce this mandate. 8D mcgowanjm  posted on  2010-10-20   11:35:18 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #56. To: A K A Stone (#49) And no, it's not in the Constitution. It is in the Constitution: Source please. OMFG. You fell asleep during civics class. A lot. ;} SOURCE: THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION. You got one of those? mcgowanjm  posted on  2010-10-20   11:36:21 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #57. To: mcgowanjm (#56) My point is that it isn't in the constitution. You libtards made it up. So you must be using a different source. A K A Stone  posted on  2010-10-20   11:37:46 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #58. To: All (#56) And are you people serious? You actually believe your zioFuny religions that there is NO separation of Church and state? motherfucker. I don't believe in ANY White Cloud Father or any other religion. And I have and ALWAYS will have EXACTLY the same rights as you evangelicals. You want blood. For your kids? Adopt a State Religion. Guaranteed Death. By Definition. And I'll need SOURCES for just exactly which religion you think is OKIE DOKIE for the UNITED STATES OPF AMERICA to adopt now. Better drop those matches, cuase your standing in gasoline. 8D mcgowanjm  posted on  2010-10-20   11:39:22 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #59. To: A K A Stone (#57) My point is that it isn't in the constitution. You libtards made it up. So you must be using a different source. Game, set and match. This is like watching eskimo's with ballbats v baby seals at this point. Obama's first all-by-his-lonesome budget, btw, calls for a $1.17 trillion deficit. Badeye  posted on  2010-10-20   11:41:15 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #60. To: A K A Stone (#57) You libtards made it up. OMFG The UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION And YOU can give me that QUOTE from the Authors of the Beginning of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA on just EXACTLY WHICH RELIGION is to be favored. See the problems Israel's having? They've got a piece of cake compared to what will happen here. 8D mcgowanjm  posted on  2010-10-20   11:41:26 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #61. To: Badeye (#59) My point is that it isn't in the constitution. You libtards made it up. So you must be using a different source. Game, set and match. BWAHAHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 8D A JOKE. I'm laughing all day on that. MORRON's Unite. That you think there's some kind of technicality here. Fuck your religion. Pay TAXES now. At least 10% and we'll see how courageous your preachers are then. mcgowanjm  posted on  2010-10-20   11:43:06 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #62. To: mcgowanjm (#60) They can't make any laws prohibiting the free exercise of religion. That means if a judge wants to hang the 10 commandments on the wall they can't do squat about it. A K A Stone  posted on  2010-10-20   11:43:08 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #63. To: All (#61) And you can forget that NeoLiberal Pledge of Allegiance BULLSHIT as well. 8D mcgowanjm  posted on  2010-10-20   11:44:38 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #64. To: mcgowanjm (#58) You actually believe your zioFuny religions that there is NO separation of Church and state? They will once Islam starts demanding the same privileges that Christianity has. Then the Wiccans, then the Scientologists, then who the hell knows what. Unfortunately the wingnuts are too dumb to understand that and miss completely the brilliance of the church-state separation. Skip Intro  posted on  2010-10-20   11:44:47 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #65. To: mcgowanjm (#61) Fuck your religion. Pay TAXES now. That would be a violation of the free exercise cluase and no law... You still haven't quoted from the constitution where separation of church and state is. Oh that is right you can't because it isn't there. You are either dumb or dishonest. Which is it? A K A Stone  posted on  2010-10-20   11:44:47 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #66. To: Skip Intro (#64) Those you mentioned aren't religions. A K A Stone  posted on  2010-10-20   11:45:34 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #67. To: A K A Stone (#62) They can't make any laws prohibiting the free exercise of religion. That means if a judge wants to hang the 10 commandments on the wall they can't do squat about it. Except where they've tried to do that. And fuck your ten commandments. Where's that one about Corporations doing Ecocide. 8D mcgowanjm  posted on  2010-10-20   11:45:41 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #68. To: mcgowanjm (#67) Look I have to leave now. Thanks for the amusement. It's always fun watching you liberals spin your tires. A K A Stone  posted on  2010-10-20   11:47:03 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #69. To: A K A Stone (#65) Fuck your religion. Pay TAXES now. That would be a violation of the free exercise cluase and no law... You still haven't quoted from the constitution where separation of church and state is. Oh that is right you can't because it isn't there. You are either dumb or dishonest. Which is it? Oh shit. Fuck. You want to have a debate? Very well. Know why the Church can't have an opinion on an election? Pay your fucking taxes and you can tell your flock to vote for Satan and I won't give a fuck. You PAY for the privilege of participating. 8D mcgowanjm  posted on  2010-10-20   11:47:57 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #70. To: All (#69) And you haven't given me that QUOTE by the Founding Fathers where the Privileged Religion of the State is. Keep Comin. 8D mcgowanjm  posted on  2010-10-20   11:48:51 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #71. To: mcgowanjm (#69) Know why the Church can't have an opinion on an election? Actually they can and do. They don't support the demoncrats. A K A Stone  posted on  2010-10-20   11:48:57 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #72. To: mcgowanjm (#69) Your brain is almost as big as a lizards. A K A Stone  posted on  2010-10-20   11:49:39 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #73. To: A K A Stone (#66) Those you mentioned aren't religions. Stone, you crack me up. Skip Intro  posted on  2010-10-20   11:50:46 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #74. To: All (#70) And UNTIL you do so it's The Constitution: "In the end, many supporters of the Constitution, including one of the most prominent, James Madison, agreed to support a bill of rights in the Constitution, if it could be ratified. Several of the states included suggested amendments, including rights of the people, in their ratification documents. The push was on for a bill of rights in the Constitution. Madison was true to his word — on June 8, 1789, Representative James Madison rose and gave a speech in the House where he introduced a series of articles of amendment. One concerned religious freedom: The civil rights of none shall be abridged on account of religious belief or worship, nor shall any national religion be established, nor shall the full and equal rights of conscience be in any manner, or on any pretext, infringed. Madison's proposal follows the proposals of some of the states. New Hampshire's read: Congress shall make no laws touching religion, or to infringe the rights of conscience. Virginia was much more verbose: That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence, and therefore all men have an equal, natural and unalienable right to the exercise of religion according to the dictates of conscience, and that no particular sect or society ought to be favored or established by law in preference to others. New Yorkers had the same to say, but more succinctly: That the people have an equal, natural, and unalienable right freely and peaceably to exercise their religion, according to the dictates of conscience; and that no religious sect or society ought to be favored or established by law in preference to others. Aside from New Hampshire's wide-reaching "no touch" proposal, all of these have a few elements in common. First, no national religion should be established, in contrast to several European nations of the time (and to this day) which have an official state church. Second, that no one sect of any religion be favored by the government. Third, that all persons should be free to worship in whatever manner they deemed appropriate for them." mcgowanjm  posted on  2010-10-20   11:51:37 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #75. To: A K A Stone, All (#74) (Edited) And there's nothing in the Constitution about CORPORATIONS either. I tell you what, you can have your religion. But first get rid of the Corporation. On second thought. NO. You can't have either. Lock and Load. And those Pashtun have nothing on us Dirty Fuckin Hippies. 8D It's FREEDOM OF RELIGION. And I'm an Atheist. mcgowanjm  posted on  2010-10-20   11:53:17 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #76. To: Skip Intro (#64) They will once Islam starts demanding the same privileges that Christianity has. WTF are you babbling about? They already have more priviliges. no gnu taxes  posted on  2010-10-20   11:54:10 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #77. To: mcgowanjm (#75) And there's nothing in the Constitution about CORPORATIONS either. Like Stone's bible, his constitution is the cut and paste version where select segments can be used out of context to make his case. Skip Intro  posted on  2010-10-20   11:55:01 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #78. To: no gnu taxes (#76) WTF are you babbling about? They already have more priviliges. For instance? Skip Intro  posted on  2010-10-20   11:55:24 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #79. To: A K A Stone (#68) Look I have to leave now. Thanks for the amusement. It's always fun watching you liberals spin your tires. See ya. I'll be here when you get back. You'll be needing to study up on Posse Commitatus when you arrive. You know, to enforce that State Religion thingy. 8D And that you think I'm a liberal is always a knee slapper. Cause I;m so far past that on the spectrum you need to look for me coming up on your FAR RIGHT side. LMFAO mcgowanjm  posted on  2010-10-20   11:56:29 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #80. To: mcgowanjm (#75) And there's nothing in the Constitution about CORPORATIONS either. What is your point. Is it free speech. No law can be made limiting free speech. Socialist Security isn't in the constitution or medicaid or medicare and letting foreigners be president isn't either. A K A Stone  posted on  2010-10-20   11:58:27 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #81. To: mcgowanjm (#79) Atheists are never on the right. They are leftists. Your soviet union is the example or your china. A K A Stone  posted on  2010-10-20   11:59:35 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #82. To: Skip Intro, A K A Stone, All (#77) And there's nothing in the Constitution about CORPORATIONS either. Like Stone's bible, his constitution is the cut and paste version where select segments can be used out of context to make his case. And thank you very much. The Problem for A K and his crowd of wealthy prosyletizers is that they just can't hide that they hate Equality. There Religion DEMANDS an US v THEM way of life. If the zioFundies were in charge, you'd see ZERO diff between them and any other 'Wahabbi' Sect. The Fundies ALWAYS have the same mindset. Master meet slave. mcgowanjm  posted on  2010-10-20   12:00:14 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #83. To: A K A Stone, All (#81) (Edited) Atheists are never on the right. They are leftists. Your soviet union is the example or your china. And I thought you were gone, A K. SUPER> Cause I have so much more to say!!!! 8D "Atheists are never on the right." ThAT ANOTHER COMMANDMENT OF YOURS? Would you burn me at the stake if you caught me? LMFAO SOURCE NOW. And/Or I'll need your Logic behind that one. Cause I'm here to tell you that I AM an ATHEIST and Nathan Bedford Forrest and I could be best buddies. LMFAO mcgowanjm  posted on  2010-10-20   12:03:59 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #84. To: All (#83) The first thing Satan does to capture the Populace. Start an Organized Religion. mcgowanjm  posted on  2010-10-20   12:07:00 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #85. To: All (#84) Start an Organized Religion. Like just when did that interlocutor meet the god that he (and in religion it's ALWAYS a he;} knows exactly what that god is thinking and can and WILL explain that to the 'flock' (and they literally mean flock-as in time to eat;}. mcgowanjm  posted on  2010-10-20   12:09:01 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #86. To: A K A Stone (#80) What is your point. That you pick and choose what you want your Constitution to mean. And that the US Constitution's purpose is to preserve EQUALITY and you and your minions never want to bring that up or the fact that anything you say is NOT in the Constitution has the strange effect of making the UNITED STATES MORE Un equal. THAT's my point. 8D And of course the Constitution's FIRST job was to preserve PROPERTY RIGHTS and that the ELITE of the Time did not trust the masses-see Electoral College for details. But as far as you and STATE Religion go, you'll never get it. And you and your Church can start PAYING taXES AT ANYTIME IF YOU THIN DIFFERENT. THAT'S MY POINT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 8D mcgowanjm  posted on  2010-10-20   12:14:06 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #87. To: mcgowanjm (#61) off your meds again, huh? Obama's first all-by-his-lonesome budget, btw, calls for a $1.17 trillion deficit. Badeye  posted on  2010-10-20   12:18:02 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #88. To: Skip Intro (#78) Muslim Prayer in Public Schools http://www.suite101.com/content/muslim-prayer-in-public-schools-a26209 no gnu taxes  posted on  2010-10-20   12:26:38 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #89. To: no gnu taxes (#88) This is what the Superintendent says: "At Carver, we provide afternoon recess for students to play, pray, talk, study or just have a break. Some Muslim students use this time for a prayer that, according to their faith, must be prayed during a specific time window each afternoon. That occurs at recess. Students of other faiths are free to pray or not pray, as they wish, but teachers and staff are prohibited from encouraging or discouraging prayer or from praying with students. " Try again padlock. Skip Intro  posted on  2010-10-20   12:31:43 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #90. To: A K A Stone (#53) So should the churches kick the voting booths out of their churches? Why? lucysmom  posted on  2010-10-20   12:44:44 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #91. To: Skip Intro (#89) And that's really believable, huh? -- At Carver Elementary School in San Diego students are praying 15 minutes during an afternoon recess and an hour after lunch. Extra breaks were put into the school day this year to accommodate 100 Muslim students that transferred from a closed Arabic languge program. No Child Left Behind Because of the No Child Left Behind mandate, many schools are eliminating recesses to allow more time for reading and math. Even science is being pushed to the back burner to allow more time for teaching. Lengthening the schools day is being considered and all-year school is becoming popular to aid in student information retention. With all this being demanded in other schools, it is surprising that some public schools are adding a recess for religious prayer. (Muslim religious prayer) Christian Demands Brad Dacus, president of the Pacific Justice Institute is asking the school district to provide rooms for Christians to pray, as well. "The school policy presumes that Christians are less religious and less inspired to worship and praise the Lord and come together," says Dacus." [Randy Dotinga, The Christian Science Monitor, scmonitor.com, July 12, 2007] Court Involvement Lisa Soronen, attorney with the National School Boards Association, says, "Most Americans don’t think about the fact that schools naturally accommodate Christians. There’s no school on Sunday, and we get days off for most of the major Christian holidays." Soronen added that the courts have not ruled on this issue so there is no precedent. Since the American Civil Liberties Union has remained silent on Muslim prayer, it may be up to Christian groups to take this matter to the courts. Meanwhile, schools are unclear how to handle the issue. no gnu taxes  posted on  2010-10-20   12:49:22 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #92. To: no gnu taxes (#54) First of all, the 1st Amendment limits the powers of CONGRESS, not government, an important distinction as the basis of the discussion was allowing local schools to teach creation. O’Donnell is running for the Senate, isn't she? Shouldn't she know what laws Congress may and may not pass within the meaning of the Constitution? The point is that she doesn't know what's in the Constitution. Second he seems to have completely forgot the first amendment also says that Congrees shall not prohibit the free exercise of religion, something he seems to fully support any form of government doing. How so? You might find this article interesting: religion.blogs.cnn.com/20...irst-amendment-ignorance/ As the author of Religious Literacy and adviser to the recent Pew Forum U.S. Religious Knowledge Survey, each of which demonstrated the ignorance of Americans about most things religious, I am not surprised that candidates for the U.S. Senate seem as surprised to learn about the Bill of Rights as I am by the latest plot turns in "Glee." (Emma? With John Stamos? Really?) lucysmom  posted on  2010-10-20   13:11:43 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #93. To: Brian S (#0) Limbaugh is having a ball with this topic right now. Obama's first all-by-his-lonesome budget, btw, calls for a $1.17 trillion deficit. Badeye  posted on  2010-10-20   13:16:37 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply   #94. To: lucysmom (#92) The point is is O'Donnell did know; Coons didn't. The 1st Amendment does not say GOVERNMENT can't establish laws establishing religion as Coons said; it specifically references Conrgress. O'Donnel was right to question him on this, especially since this entire matter was in regards to a local school decision to teach creation. Did you even read my earlier post as you seem to be comnpletly disregarding it. The fact is that Coons was wrong and O'Donnel was right as clearly articulated here. Coons and Widener Students Looked Shockingly Foolish More sensible commentary here no gnu taxes  posted on  2010-10-20   13:32:33 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply         .       .       . Comments (95 - 236) not displayed. Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest

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