Comments on: Drawing The Line Between Church And State

A Closer Look At The Long History Behind Politics and Religion In America

[thelanks]

Hmm
What controversy? Based upon the time slot of your program I wonder where your "target" audience is leaning regarding the government and religion debate? I must say this is a fairly safe subject for Sunday Morning to breach. I only watch your show because when I DVR your program I can exercise my editorial oversight to your occasional skewed views on subjects such as this. Plus I''m not at home when you air. I do enjoy most of your features but be advised - when or if Ben Stein leaves so do I.
LLankford

[thelanks]

Hmm
What controversy? Based upon the time slot of your program I wonder where your "target" audience is leaning regarding the government and religion debate? I must say this is a fairly safe subject for Sunday Morning to breach. I only watch your show because when I DVR your program I can exercise my editorial oversight to your occasional skewed views on subjects such as this. Plus I''m not at home when you air. I do enjoy most of your features but be advised - when or if Ben Stein leaves so do I.
LLankford

[paris1969]

Not believing in religion does not make you an atheist. Religion separates us from God and from each other. Jesus defied religion and now religion defies His teachings. A true Christian finds God in their heart ... not in a church where they can learn to believe in the dogma of fools who think they know better than the Master Mind Jesus what our relationship to God is all about. If Huckleberry has no respect for our Constitution ... before he is elected ... what can we expect from him after he is elected?

[flagship-usa]

The Nazi party was able to dismantle The Church/Religion and function without it. The Church is less fortunate. The State being on less moral ground, is able to function along side The Church loaning its support. The State as an body, needs not The Church, and has no right associating/affiliating with it. Although this is not the case with some/most public officials. Their affiliation with The Church, projects an image of moral character with some standing. The Church can not function unto it self, with out The State recognizing it as an entity. Note the extreme importance here. The Church has no standing with The State or authority to impose its doctrine. The State on the other hand can impose its law(s) upon certain aspects of The Church. We seen this just recently when The Church was granted immunity from discriminatory employment practices. (I''m not sure this bill was actually passed and put into law?). The State needs to separated it self from Religion, and reckon with, what, if any, jurisdiction The Church may imagine it has. Actually: [It] has none. The separation of Church and State is a fine line skillfully used by some, and ignored by others. This flip-flopping is the handy work of The Two, and has become more of a media tool than actually accomplishing something progressive. The State and The Church are in good standing: frankly...hmmm - good buddies. The Church is always there when The State needs them and vice-versa. For The Church - its a win-win situation.

[jeff-fla]

It all boils down to our nature in the core of our heart. Are we Self or Christ driven? If Self we are left to our own direction, if Christ driven we are living by the power of the risen Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. So you see we cannot really separate church from state only if we come from the direction of self. Through Christ we can live apart from our old nature.
It is really not an issue of separation of church and state. Its an issue of self, what you want when you want it and how you want it and Christ, this contains equal justice from an unselfish volition. This also contains love from an unbiased agenda. So really the self centered person really has not religion as an problem but self verses Christ. At the end the day that is who we will have to answer to. Whoever you may be.

Yes I have to answer to myself. That is why I think about most decisions I make and how they will affect me and the people around me. If I didn''t have to look to myself to make a decision and only have to look to a make believe person. Then I would be guilt free from decision no matter how wrong or bad of a decision I made. And I would make wrong decision over and over. After all Just ask and you will be forgiven. Opps I just hurt some one. "God forgive me" O.K. I am happy now :)

[jeff-fla]

It all boils down to our nature in the core of our heart. Are we Self or Christ driven? If Self we are left to our own direction, if Christ driven we are living by the power of the risen Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. So you see we cannot really separate church from state only if we come from the direction of self. Through Christ we can live apart from our old nature.
It is really not an issue of separation of church and state. Its an issue of self, what you want when you want it and how you want it and Christ, this contains equal justice from an unselfish volition. This also contains love from an unbiased agenda. So really the self centered person really has not religion as an problem but self verses Christ. At the end the day that is who we will have to answer to. Whoever you may be.

Yes I have to answer to myself. That is why I think about most decisions I make and how they will affect me and the people around me. If I didn''t have to look to myself to make a decision and only have to look to a make believe person. Then I would be guilt free from decision no matter how wrong or bad of a decision I made. And I would make wrong decision over and over. After all Just ask and you will be forgiven. Opps I just hurt some one. "God forgive me" O.K. I am happy now :)

[jeff-fla]

It all boils down to our nature in the core of our heart. Are we Self or Christ driven? If Self we are left to our own direction, if Christ driven we are living by the power of the risen Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. So you see we cannot really separate church from state only if we come from the direction of self. Through Christ we can live apart from our old nature.
It is really not an issue of separation of church and state. Its an issue of self, what you want when you want it and how you want it and Christ, this contains equal justice from an unselfish volition. This also contains love from an unbiased agenda. So really the self centered person really has not religion as an problem but self verses Christ. At the end the day that is who we will have to answer to. Whoever you may be.

Yes I have to answer to myself. That is why I think about most decisions I make and how they will affect me and the people around me. If I didn''t have to look to myself to make a decision and only have to look to a make believe person. Then I would be guilt free from decision no matter how wrong or bad of a decision I made. And I would make wrong decision over and over. After all Just ask and you will be forgiven. Opps I just hurt some one. "God forgive me" O.K. I am happy now :)

[jeff-fla]

It all boils down to our nature in the core of our heart. Are we Self or Christ driven? If Self we are left to our own direction, if Christ driven we are living by the power of the risen Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. So you see we cannot really separate church from state only if we come from the direction of self. Through Christ we can live apart from our old nature.
It is really not an issue of separation of church and state. Its an issue of self, what you want when you want it and how you want it and Christ, this contains equal justice from an unselfish volition. This also contains love from an unbiased agenda. So really the self centered person really has not religion as an problem but self verses Christ. At the end the day that is who we will have to answer to. Whoever you may be.

Yes I have to answer to myself. That is why I think about most decisions I make and how they will affect me and the people around me. If I didn''t have to look to myself to make a decision and only have to look to a make believe person. Then I would be guilt free from decision no matter how wrong or bad of a decision I made. And I would make wrong decision over and over. After all Just ask and you will be forgiven. Opps I just hurt some one. "God forgive me" O.K. I am happy now :)

[jeff-fla]

It all boils down to our nature in the core of our heart. Are we Self or Christ driven? If Self we are left to our own direction, if Christ driven we are living by the power of the risen Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. So you see we cannot really separate church from state only if we come from the direction of self. Through Christ we can live apart from our old nature.
It is really not an issue of separation of church and state. Its an issue of self, what you want when you want it and how you want it and Christ, this contains equal justice from an unselfish volition. This also contains love from an unbiased agenda. So really the self centered person really has not religion as an problem but self verses Christ. At the end the day that is who we will have to answer to. Whoever you may be.

Yes I have to answer to myself. That is why I think about most decisions I make and how they will affect me and the people around me. If I didn''t have to look to myself to make a decision and only have to look to a make believe person. Then I would be guilt free from decision no matter how wrong or bad of a decision I made. And I would make wrong decision over and over. After all Just ask and you will be forgiven. Opps I just hurt some one. "God forgive me" O.K. I am happy now :)

[pilgrimsway-2009]

It all boils down to our nature in the core of our heart. Are we Self or Christ driven? If Self we are left to our own direction, if Christ driven we are living by the power of the risen Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. So you see we cannot really separate church from state only if we come from the direction of self. Through Christ we can live apart from our old nature.
It is really not an issue of separation of church and state. Its an issue of self, what you want when you want it and how you want it and Christ, this contains equal justice from an unselfish volition. This also contains love from an unbiased agenda. So really the self centered person really has not religion as an problem but self verses Christ. At the end the day that is who we will have to answer to. Whoever you may be.

[patriotic9]

Do you know why Larry Craig was tapping his foot in the bathroom?

Why Foley was harassing a little boy on the Internet?

Why Bill O''rielly (Champion of CHRISTIAN FAMILY VALUE) was sexually harassing a female at work and why he paid her $10 Million to keep her mouth shut?

Why Tony Blair helped Bush in killing of millions of innocent people world wide?

Because JESUS died for their SINS.

[patriotic9]

Atheism is a belief system that cant be proved.

Posted by verifyuser at 09:06 PM : Dec 23, 2007

How about Christianity?

Do you see any connection between SINS committed by ADAM and EVE, SINNERS are those NEW BORN CHILDREN born in SINS who cant even think about committing a SIN and the price is paid by a THIRD PARTY FREE of SINS named JESUS.

Do you see any connection between JESUS-LOVER to be GOD-NEGLECTED and JESUS-HATERS to be GOD-CHOSEN?

Do you see any connection between people killed by HITLER and price paid by those PALESTINIANS who can''''''''''''''''t even speak the language spoken by HITLER?

Do you see any connection between CONCENTRATION CAMPS in GERMANY and ISRAEL founded in a completely different country named PALESTINE?

Do you see any connection between OSAMA BEEN-FOGOTTEN in TORA BORA and PSYCHOTIC CHRISTIAN BUSH attacking IRAQ which had nothing to do with 9/11?

On the basis of above mentioned reasons, I came to this CONCLUSION;

"CHRISTIANITY is PSYCHOSIS and CHRISTIANS are PSYCHOTICS"

If anybody disagrees with me, please feel free to correct me with valid and sound reasons. If you prove me wrong, I would acknowledge my mistake and change my point of view.

[newz4i]

"You atheist nothing more than ungratful pigs and animals"

Hmmm, what''s this? Spoken from a true Christian?

[klingon69]

Koresh was killed by lawfully authorized police officers after Koresh and his agents murdered four police officers trying to serve a warrant! That''''s called a "felon-hostage" situation. Clinton and Reno reacted badly, but they did not cause the situation.
Posted by gkc99 at 06:19 PM : Dec 23, 2007
ATF agents met David Koresh in Waco prior to all the fiasco, they asked him about his purchases and stockpile of weapons. He invited them back to the complex to inspect(all his weapons were legal and legally purchased).
Why did they wait until the last day to try and serve the warrant?
Why, when meticulous care is always taken to preserve a crime scene, did the FBI/ATF have tanks pushing the buildings in on top of the fire; not knowing then if the women and children were still alive?
Why was one of their(FBI/ATF) own agents firing through a window into a room he could not see into, after 3 other agents entered through the same window?
Why was the POSSE COMITATUS ACT suspended and troops and equipment from military sources used in the attack?
Why was the media held at least 1 mile away from the area?
No, Janet(crone) Reno and Clinton were definately NOT in the right!

[mcv57]

Weather you atheist a*s*s*holes want to accept it or not, this government''s governing principals was established by the laws of God. Its justification and moral foundation was grant by the law established by Judism; its idealogy came from the Greeks whom to this day embrace Christianity. You atheist nothing more than ungratful pigs and animals.

This country needs to burn to clear chaf from the field (atheist, lustmongers, bigots, and Bush). Lord, I await your mighty hand.

[myidoncbs]

idoobie says, "It''s senseless to try to impose your beliefs on another person and that''s not what Christians do." You got the first part of that sentence right!

However, what world have you been living in? "Christians" in my world spend a great deal of time and energy telling everyone else what to do and what to say and what to think. They even want to use the LAW to FORCE people to comply with their religious prejudices! (Example: trying to overturn Roe v. Wade and outlaw abortion because THEY BELIEVE that a human life begins the moment the egg is fertilized.) That''s a very clear case of "imposing your beliefs on another person"!

[j-whitman]

MyIDonCBS,,,, That was a bit of a brain twister, wasn''t it ?? ---- Sounded like something that would come out of Bush''s mouth.

[myidoncbs]

Some re.**** opined that "Atheism is a belief system that cant be proved." WRONG! I don''t know if you thought you were being witty, or what, but you are completely ignorant of the meaning of the term. Atheism is "a LACK OF BELIEF in the existence of God or gods." It is NOT a "belief system"!

[fibonacci_]

Christians have weak minds - their brains are in chains. Merry Christmas!

[idoobie-2009]

I''m always amazed at how much fear the Christian faith rouses in so many people. Christians are not here to impose anything on anyone. God gave us free will--all of us--and each is free to chose to believe in Christ or be an atheist. It''s senseless to try to impose your beliefs on another person and that''s not what Christians do. Certainly we spread a message of God''s love and Christ''s sacrifice, but it''s just there for you to accept or reject. Perhaps it''s that knowledge of good and evil that man received when Adam and Eve ate the fruit from that tree. Whatever your faith, or lack thereof, please accept my best wishes for a Merry Christmas this year.