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Originally Posted by Sen
The idea that government and religion are completely mutually exclusive is a fairly recent concept in American History, beginning in the 1950's and 60's.
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That were the years when the seperation was weakend. "one nation under god was added 1954, one year later "In God We Trust" was made mandatory on coins.
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The original American Declaration of Independence was a bold step away from traditional church and state doctrine. Look at its founding documents, in which "we the people" hold certain truths to be "self evident". Traditional European governments had no such sentiments; their laws were "In accordance with God's laws", and authority flowed from God to the state and from the state to the people. The American founding fathers, on the other hand, envisioned power flowing from the people to the government, with God having no relevance in the affairs of the state. The Declaration of Independence mentions "Nature's God" rather than the Christian God, and John Adams spoke of founding the government on the laws of nature rather than divine inspiration. America was founded as a secular humanist state, not a Christian state.
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"It seems to me that the idea of a personal God is an anthropological concept which I cannot take seriously. I also cannot imagine some will or goal outside the human sphere. Science has been charged with undermining morality, but the charge is unjust. A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties and needs; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death
— Albert Einstein
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