A violation of the First Amendment?
As is a habit of mine, since traveling was not something to be done this weekend, I decided to - almost at random - find an old text and read it. This can lead to some very, very interesting and also some very, very boring times.
Today, again rather randomly, I picked the Northwest Ordinance. It seemed harmless enough and it wasn't very long either so I thought it a good pick. It was ratified July 13th, 1787 in order to give laws to the territories which might otherwise be lawless. It was also an indicator, a sort of guide, of what was at the very least expected of these territories if they ever wanted to apply to become states in the Union.
It spells out some boundaries, but it also spells out some rights and also what is expected of the governing bodies therein. This is pretty dry, though some of the language used is so much more beautiful and in fact much clearer than our current modern tongue that it does sometimes seem we're taking steps in the wrong direction when it comes to modes and styles of communication.
It would seem that, at the heart of the document, lies a very antiquated idea regarding that horrible beast called religion. Yes, even this document makes mention of religion - not a wall separating church and state - but in fact an inclusion.
Article III starts off by stating: "Religion, morality, and knowledge, being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and the means of education shall forever be encouraged."
Religion, morality and knowledge all placed on the same level of importance, and the audacity to list knowledge as the LAST!?!?!? Even in this seemingly innocuous document one can find religion. What were the founders thinking?
Pardon the sarcasm from above (that's not a reference to the heavens - no pun intended), but it certainly does seem that 'We the People' are handed a very poorly construct lie about the place religion and morality are to sit in our public lives. It is truly no wonder why there is so much hostility towards religion by those who have only heard the dominant voice of the atheists and those who despise religion so deeply since we heard those voices daily.
This brainwashing has been going on for quite some time and it has been erroneously supported by courts and judges who did not like the subject to the point where anyone who now says otherwise is considered to be some sort of Bible-thumping pusher of values.
Even in the Northwest Ordinance it seems that the need for a combination of those three very important factors was perfectly understood. And people could run around with guns, crime was less, and the communities were actually groups of people with whom you might want to actually get to know and socialize.
But now… well… we don’t have religion, morality is crumbling, but we do have LOADS of knowledge.
Today, again rather randomly, I picked the Northwest Ordinance. It seemed harmless enough and it wasn't very long either so I thought it a good pick. It was ratified July 13th, 1787 in order to give laws to the territories which might otherwise be lawless. It was also an indicator, a sort of guide, of what was at the very least expected of these territories if they ever wanted to apply to become states in the Union.
It spells out some boundaries, but it also spells out some rights and also what is expected of the governing bodies therein. This is pretty dry, though some of the language used is so much more beautiful and in fact much clearer than our current modern tongue that it does sometimes seem we're taking steps in the wrong direction when it comes to modes and styles of communication.
It would seem that, at the heart of the document, lies a very antiquated idea regarding that horrible beast called religion. Yes, even this document makes mention of religion - not a wall separating church and state - but in fact an inclusion.
Article III starts off by stating: "Religion, morality, and knowledge, being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and the means of education shall forever be encouraged."
Religion, morality and knowledge all placed on the same level of importance, and the audacity to list knowledge as the LAST!?!?!? Even in this seemingly innocuous document one can find religion. What were the founders thinking?
Pardon the sarcasm from above (that's not a reference to the heavens - no pun intended), but it certainly does seem that 'We the People' are handed a very poorly construct lie about the place religion and morality are to sit in our public lives. It is truly no wonder why there is so much hostility towards religion by those who have only heard the dominant voice of the atheists and those who despise religion so deeply since we heard those voices daily.
This brainwashing has been going on for quite some time and it has been erroneously supported by courts and judges who did not like the subject to the point where anyone who now says otherwise is considered to be some sort of Bible-thumping pusher of values.
Even in the Northwest Ordinance it seems that the need for a combination of those three very important factors was perfectly understood. And people could run around with guns, crime was less, and the communities were actually groups of people with whom you might want to actually get to know and socialize.
But now… well… we don’t have religion, morality is crumbling, but we do have LOADS of knowledge.
posted by Edward W. Prather at 18:32
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