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13. Separation of Church and State means freedom FROM religion

Reply to Yavin4 (Original post)

Sun May 26, 2019, 02:12 PM

May 2019

"With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion." - Steven Weinberg

"Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful." - Seneca the Younger

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Another disturbing take on the Anti-Abortion laws: Allowing religion to legislate medical procedures [View all] Yavin4 May 2019 OP

Being able to die a peaceful, natural death klook May 2019 #1

Well said! Bayard May 2019 #2

its the same with right to die with dignity, in most states religion makes people suffer through yaesu May 2019 #3

Could NOT agree more! SammyWinstonJack May 2019 #5

Yes, imagine if.... Liberty Belle May 2019 #4

+1000 smirkymonkey May 2019 #6

Some child molesters use the Bible to rationalize their actions. keithbvadu2 May 2019 #7

Republicans must all be Christian Scientists sop May 2019 #8

interesting about jehovah's witnesses. barbtries May 2019 #12

jewish law allows pig implants and insulin. Mosby May 2019 #15

Their ultimate goal is to get the church to be judge, jury and executioner. Initech May 2019 #9

"If the SCOTUS allows these laws to stand, it will be taken as a sign that religious beliefs pazzyanne May 2019 #10

not only that. barbtries May 2019 #11

Separation of Church and State means freedom FROM religion sop May 2019 #13

All the more reason for a strong interpretation of separation of church and state. PufPuf23 May 2019 #14

"Firesign Theater" had this absurd idea many years ago...... Stainless May 2019 #16