Wisdom of the Founding Fathers Series – Part I

Many in the USA today have forgotten a basic lesson about the past. The Founding Fathers knew what they were doing and meant what they said in the Constitution of the USA, Declaration of Independence, and the Bill of Rights.

In particular to this entry is the 1^st Amendment of the Constitution which reads:

“Amendment I
Freedoms, Petitions, Assembly

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

Now I believe they meant what they said. Congress shall make NO LAW. Without trying to confirm what the definition of “is” is, I would conclude that “No law” means NO Law. Since the Constitution expressly gives the duty of the creation of the laws to the Congress that would mean the Judicial Branch cannot make such rulings as to establish laws.

Here is the wisdom of the Founding Fathers so many these days are forgetting or omitting – They understood the separation of church and state as it is interpreted now is IMPOSSIBLE.

Why is it impossible?

This will not be that hard to follow. Every person has values that guide how they live. These values are derived from the system of beliefs they follow. A system of beliefs is another definition of religion, especially as defined by our courts. So whether a person believes in a God, a set of gods, no gods or is uncertain, they have a belief system or a religion. That encompasses Christianity, Jewish faith, Islam, Native American beliefs, Norse mythology, Greek & Roman mythology, Buddhism, Confucianism, Hindu, Shinto, Humanism, Atheism, Agnostic, and any other one you can think of.

Each individual will have their version of their belief system that guides them whatever it may be. That is impossible to change. It is also impossible to ban religion from the state as religion is a personal choice. It is possible to ban the government from getting involved in the affairs of the religious nature though.

That is what the Founding Fathers did. But in our “modern wisdom” we have ignored it. Now each time when a court acts to rule on a religious issue, the line is crossed as to rule for or against one religion is to open the door for another to quietly step in its place. Hence the courts are now doing what the Founding Fathers despised – Government mandated religion.

-MatureKid