Americans United (for seperation of Church and State)
For your information (for those of us who are actually NOT American!)
Americans United is a religious liberty watchdog group based in
Washington, D.C. Founded in 1947, the organization educates Americans
about the importance of church-state separation in safeguarding
religious freedom.
Americans United Protests Presidential Snub Of Wiccan War WidowAmericans United for Separation of Church and State today blasted
President George W. Bush for shunning a war widow who successfully
challenged the administration’s refusal to allow the use of the Wiccan
symbol of faith on government-issued grave markers.
On Tuesday, following an address to the American Legion’s national
convention in Reno, Bush met with northern Nevada family members of
soldiers who have perished in combat. Roberta Stewart, whose husband,
Sgt. Patrick Stewart was killed in combat in Afghanistan, was not
invited, even though other relatives of Sgt. Stewart were.
According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Sgt. Stewart’s
parents and brother were invited to the brief, private meeting with the
president. So was the widow of one of the other National Guardsmen
killed with Sgt. Stewart when their Chinook helicopter was shot down.
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OK, this is a complex issue, and Bush is a man of deep Christian faith who has no time at all for those who are perceived as antithetical to the Christian position. But for a nation that believes fairly intensely in the separation of Church & State, he is not a good example of the President upholding both the letter and the spirit of the Constitution.
Now I am of the opinion that you should speak up about things you believe are wrong, but in order to force someone to comply to your moral code there needs to be more, in a society that proclaims equality & justice for all, than just 'My Holy Book is Better than Your Holy Book'.
Ideally a shared moral stance can be found: Most religions feel that, in general terms, murder is bad for example. Common ground. There are a lot of such things.
Sigh. It is late & I want to make a coherent post. Coherence fading so I shall just leave it here, although it is worth noting that I am being a bit cheeky in that I am a Brit, not American.
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