How the Republicans Stole Christmas
by Bill Press
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How the Republicans Stole Christmas Summary
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1. SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. Read them again. Those sixteen words, inspired by Thomas Jefferson and written by James Madison, represent both America's greatest invention and her greatest strength. They establish the only thing really new in the United States Constitution: the separation of church and state. Despite all its monarchial faults, Great Britain had already introduced a limited executive, a bicameral legislature, and three distinct branches of government, each operating within a system of checks and balances. What was original to the Constitution--what constituted our unique American experiment--was a ban on any official state religion: keeping the state out of the church's business and, just as important, keeping the church out of the state's business. It is our gift to the civilized world. Sixteen words. Now read them one more time--and weep. We have never strayed so far from the noble ideals of Founding Fathers James Madison and Thomas Jefferson as we have today. *The current president of the United States told friends that God wanted him to run for president, God wanted him in the White House, and God wanted him to invade Iraq. *Bush opened an office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives in the White House and handed out hundreds of millions of dollars in grants--known in Washington as "pork for preachers." Almost all of it has gone directly to conservative Christian churches. *Bush signed an executive order allowing churches that receive federal funds for so-called faith-based programs to practice religious discrimination: hiring as staff members only those who belong to the same church. *Bush proposed a school voucher program, which would give parents federal tax dollars to use to pay tuition to private, religious schools. *T... |
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