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Hmmmm.Religion is a right of thought. It is inseparable from the human person in much the same way that thought is inseparable from action. Your president brings to the oval office his entire thoughts. Who is to say that the actions of a sitting president is or isn't prompted by religious thoughts?What you probably meant is the principle of separation of church and state. What it means is that the church may not wield the coercive powers of the state (civilian and military) nor can the state deprive the members of any church their right of thought.In fact, it is the only way by which the essence of both the church and the state could rationally be separated.And being an atheist (hence the absence of religion) doesn't excuse you since your thoughts on atheism can just as easily be imposed on other people (through the coercive powers of the state) as any church. What this all amounts to is a fundamental freedom of conscience.
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Religion is a right of thought. It is inseparable from the human person in much the same way that thought is inseparable from action. Your president brings to the oval office his entire thoughts. Who is to say that the actions of a sitting president is or isn't prompted by religious thoughts?
What you probably meant is the principle of separation of church and state. What it means is that the church may not wield the coercive powers of the state (civilian and military) nor can the state deprive the members of any church their right of thought.
In fact, it is the only way by which the essence of both the church and the state could rationally be separated.
And being an atheist (hence the absence of religion) doesn't excuse you since your thoughts on atheism can just as easily be imposed on other people (through the coercive powers of the state) as any church. What this all amounts to is a fundamental freedom of conscience.
