Keeping the Church and State Separate

I believe in keeping God sacred and the conscription of his laws meant for his followers.  Thus, I fervently believe in the separation of church and state.  Through keeping the affairs of the church and those of the government separate from one another, protection is then given to people of faith, groups of people with diverse faiths, and those who choose to not practice any religion whatsoever. The concept of a "free" country hinges upon this basic principle in that the agenda of the church does not corrupt the decisions and actions taken by a governing body who speaks for a pluralistic population with a wide body of differing people. It as well allows for religious systems to develop peacefully and to be remain true to their beliefs since the government has no power to contort them for their own devices.

Christ never was a politician who attempted to change the views of the government he lived within, why should Christianity do that to the United States? All this about this country being a "Christian nation" is utter bullshit. I think the last thing Jesus would want is for his way to be institutionalized among humans, that only allows for restriction of religious expression in Christianity as well as the church being used as a means of social control and oppression as it has been used in the past in countless societies. I refuse to see my God, whom I am deeply devoted to be used to control people who live in this nation for the sake of our freedom. No one wants the message of Christ shoved down their throat, He didn't show his love and path to eternal life that way and neither should Christian Americans. Showing Christ is much more effective than just talking about what everyone should and should not do and expecting complete submission by the masses.

Keep Christ sacred, the church and state must remain separate.

out of vanguard

With Vanguard behind me and a BA under my belt, I look toward the future with both optimism and vigilance. Applying to graduate school as well as staying afloat through the spring is weighing heavily on my mind and I question the decision to stay in Costa Mesa rather than simply move back up north. The economic savings alone could make such a move practical, however I fear that my emotional well-being would not be addressed appropriately if such a relocation were to take place. I require my familiar social surroundings, knowing all too well that the space in which I have been living within for the past three and a half years still exists, I would be unable to rip myself from interacting with my recent companions in this stage of life. So from this moment in thought I know my current trajectory into the future of my continuing life is correct and true to what is best for me as an individual as a social being. I pray that I flourish as a human in the months to come as I begin the rest of my life. For now, the escape of reading has engrossed my time to allow me to diverge from reality to another plain of existence created for me. Oh how I treasure imagination...