(March 5, 2021 at 12:34 pm)Ferrocyanide Wrote:(March 5, 2021 at 11:01 am)Mister Agenda Wrote: Madison seemed to be under the impression that he had written it into the Constitution (italics mine):
"Ye States of America, which retain in your Constitution or Codes, any aberration from the sacred principle of religious liberty, by giving to Caesar what belongs to God, or joining together what God has put asunder, hasten to revise & purify your systems, and make the example of your Country as pure & compleat, in what relates to the freedom of the mind and its allegiance to its maker, as in what belongs to the legitimate objects of political & civil institutions. Strongly guarded as is the separation between Religion & Govt. in the Constitution of the United States the danger of encroachment by Ecclesiastical Bodies, may be illustrated by precedents already furnished in their short history."--James Madison; "Detached Memoranda," date of authorship unknown, estimated between 1817 and 1832
Is Thomas Jefferson important in 20/21 th century USA?
I always see united statians quoting these oldies.
Thomas Jefferson time is over. He died. His family and friends died as well a long time ago.
Decide for yourself what kind of a world you want to live in. Decide for yourself if you want a separation of church and state. Discuss the benefits and losses instead of quoting what some guy from another century has said.
PS: I'm in Canada. I've never seen anyone quote some canadian politician from long ago when it comes to deciding on important questions of today.
--Ferrocyanide
Should we just forget things done in the past? Scratch them after some expiration date and start over?
Does that include technological and medical findings? Like, should we ditch penicillin, it's a pretty old drug and the man who discovered it and its used is long dead. Sheesh - a one hundred year old medication - trash it.
I'm your huckleberry.
