What constitutes separation of church & state?

Question

Why is it that Democratic candidates can campaign and make speeches in an all-black church but Repubicans cannot even leave pamplets, much less campaign, in ANY church?

Answer 1

Cool, I'm not he only one P-O'd about Hillary and Osama braying liberal discord from the pulpit today. If I were in a position to respond, I'd strip the said churches of their tax-exempt status for allowing political figures to use their services for political campaigning purposes. The bigger question is, WAS A COLLECTION TAKEN FOR THE CANDIDATES CAMPAIGN FUND? This would virtually force the IRS to act.

Answer 2

Gee, I thought this problem was settled by Jefferson, and the Bill of Rights. Yes, it's in the Federalist Papers, but not technically in the Constitution. However:



The founders of the US Constitution put this in place because they saw that every time a European government changed, the State religion changed, and, as a result, there was widespread warfare and redistribution of property. And yes, White Men were forced to abide by whichever state religion took power.



They solved the problem by stating that religion was the sole right of the human Individual, never the State. They did this with speech, the use of printing presses, and the right to retain ultimate coercive force over a run-away government (bear arms.) They brought God into the unalienable rights concept so no state or power could legitimately take these rights away. (John Locke made manifest.)



In the Federal Democratic Republic of the United States of America, the government cannot establish a religion anywhere in the country. Likewise, it cannot restrict the expression of religion anywhere in the country.



Me, I'm an agnostic. Leave the historical Ten Commandments artwork around. But dump the Marxists. Marxists don't tolerate other religions, so I don't tolerate them.

Answer 3

churches arent allowed to have their ministers or preachers tell candidates who they should vote for. since they dont have to pay taxes, they cant have say in the government..... theres all kinds of reasons why this is.



really, its more separation of "state from church", not church from state exactly.



and most hardcore christian groups are openly republican supporters, so i dont really know what churches you mean. but, democrats tend to favor helping those in less high-dollar areas, many of which are mostly populated by ethnic minorities.

Answer 4

i think your question is that how come democrats is welcome in the all black churches and republicans are not, i am of the opinion that most democrats is welcome is becuz they tend to agree more on the political beliefs of this denominations and most republicans don't so there you go as to the reasons why the republicans are not welcome to their churches, you will not invite anybody to your home if you don't like that persons. do you?

Answer 5

Since most of the candidates that speak are called Reverand and No one likes to be called a racist.

Answer 6

Liberals only accept religion if you view your religion in accordance with liberalism, as a sub-culture of mother earth.



If you actually believe in your religion is truth (i.e. Evangelicals), then you are an enemy of liberalism and must be silenced and/or killed.



-Aztec276

Answer 7

Are you asking why churches don't welcome Republicans?



I'm not sure I follow your train of thought.