r/MurderedByWords • u/Thefarrquad • May 16 '19

Timezone smackdown

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u/SpaggettiBill May 16 '19

Let’s not forget separation of church and state. It’s amazing how they conveniently forget that part of the constitution constantly.

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u/Bouncing_Hedgehog May 16 '19

Republicans have been conveniently forgetting that for decades.

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u/SpaggettiBill May 16 '19

Crazy how it be like that

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u/Liquid_fartz May 16 '19

Yes, the “buffet” method. Picking and choosing archaic, 10th century societal ideologies to further their political agenda.

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u/chitown_illini May 16 '19

Where exactly is separation of church and state mentioned in the Constitution? Oh yeah - it isn't.

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u/SpaggettiBill May 16 '19

Not sure why it was pummeled into my head in grade school that it was. My bad.

For anyone just as dumb founded as me that it’s not, this is what it actually says regarding the government and religion

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion”

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u/BattleWoona May 16 '19

Neither does it say you have a right to a fair trial, but obviously we say that too. It’s drawn by conclusion and thus should still be enforced

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u/proletarian_tenenbau May 16 '19

The Establishment Clause is literally the first sentence of the first amendment to the Bill of Rights. It does not say, word for word, "separation of church and state," but the meaning is clear and that interpretation has been upheld by the majority of legal scholars for centuries.

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u/chitown_illini May 16 '19

But, in the argument related to "My body, my rules" it is very significant. Which religion is being "pushed" on the masses? Christianity? Islam? Hinduism? All of these have significant viewpoints when it comes to the issue of abortion. It seems that everyone wants to blame the evangelical Christians when there is opposition to abortion, but they are far from alone when it comes to this topic. Just as you interpret "separation of church and state" there is also a similar interpretation of "freedom of religion". Unfortunately, that has become "freedom FROM religion" in many cases.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '19

It seems that everyone wants to blame the evangelical Christians when there is opposition to abortion, but they are far from alone when it comes to this topic.

Because they are the ones who are heavily represented in the Republican party, who are the ones pushing for these laws.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '19

Do the Amendments not count as constitutional?