The ACLU has a new bone to pick: they're upset at the publicly sponsored Boy Scouts whose pledge includes the word "God." They claim it breaks the constitutional separation of church and state. Now I don't fully understand how the Boy Scouts work, and how they're sponsored and all, and how if the government or public something or other stops sponsoring them, they'll have to inconveniently find new sources... I don't get all the logistics, but that's not as important as the main issue here.
I'm sick of repudiating the non-existent constitutional separation of church and state (it'd help if someone who disagreed with me would read this thing). The First Amendment says, "Congress shall establish now law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." That's not exclusively separating church and state. It's saying Congress can't mess with the free practice of religion.
By the sponsorship of Boy Scouts that happen to include "God" in a pledge, Congress is not passing a law respecting a religion. It's not passing a law at all! The Boy Scouts can say whatever the Zeus they want---so what if they say "God." If you're offended, don't join the Boy Scouts! You don't have a constitutional right not to be offended!
Why hasn't the ACLU gotten in an uproar about government buildings putting the flags half-mast for the dead pope? That's against your alleged separation! I don't even undestand that---even conspiracy theories and liberal agendas doesn't explain why they pick on one subtle religious practice over an explicit one! Unless they don't view a symbolic Catholic leader as a threat. Who cares if they government honors a religious figure? He doesn't pose a threat to their goal of eliminating God from America, because scores of "Catholics" don't really care about God. But if you actually use the word "God," ah, now they're gonna come get you.
The ACLU is applying both a double standard and outright falsehoods. But what's new?
Edmond the Hun
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*sigh* So the complaint is that the Boy Scouts get state funds but use the word God in the pledge? Um, last time I checked, the Pledge of Allegiance also had the NAME God in it too. So really, it is the same standard for the scouts as the citizens. How is the ACLU getting around that? Or will they complain about the Pledge of A. later? Anyways. . .these people have too much time on their hands. Why don't they get real jobs? Better the community they hate? or something useful like that?
-Sanguine
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