Separation Of Church & State
I am not endorsing this representative, but I would like to say that in many ways she is absolutely right! Our understanding of the separation of church and state is very inaccurate! What our founding fathers intended, and the reason they left Europe in the first place, was that government would not have a say in the area of religion, NOT the other way around!
Of COURSE religion should play a part in government. Of COURSE peoples' beliefs and convictions should play a major role in how they govern themselves! This is what she was saying when she referred to it as being a 'lie'.
This common idea that believers should play no role in politics is so absurd, even an atheist must admit that if he himself wants to have any input in the government. It is our JOB to tell the government how they should govern us! We MUST involve our beliefs and convictions, whether we are Christians or atheists!
SPF
posted by Sean at 12:36 PM
1 Comments:
Sean,
Good to see you back in the blogging saddle. I wish I could could find more time for blogging myself.
Considering this topic of Church and State.... and since you are currently in the Netherlands, you may enjoy the work of the founder of the Free University of Amsterdam. Abraham Kuyper. His viewpoint is often called Sphere Soveriegnty. I think the system, though incomplete and not generally very well understood provides a foundation for a truely Christian view on political involvement. It could avoid the problems found in both the reconstrutionist (theonomist) and the progressive liberals.
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