Church vs. state in beckett and modern times

The conflict between church and state in Becket is blatantly obvious. Early in the movie Thomas is portrayed as having no honor. This is part of the reason why he was so easily changed from a deacon to chancellor. It is only when he finds honor in God that the problem begins. When a priest is murdered, there is a dispute as to whether the offedant should undergo royal or secular jurisdiction. Becket wanted the church and its people to be only subject to God's representative on earth, the Pope. King Henry believes disagrees on this point because his whole empire would then be subject to the English Church, which would limit his power as king. A compromise was made by having the leaders of the churc

"But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts and be ready always to

give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope

It is a shame to see the building blocks of a great nation crumbling to the ground. The issues of our people trusting in God, the placement of religious objects in public, and prayer in schools have Americans divided. The current trend seems to be that the less God is in our lives the more chaotic our lives become. Religion never hurt anybody. Maybe it is time that we let God into our lives. "God doesn't author confusion, just ask him."

The last, and most debated topic regarding church and state is that of prayer in schools. There have been numerous cases brought the the United States Supreme Court over this issue. The first was that of Illinois vs. McCollum. The court ruled that "...allowing religious techings to come into public schools to give religious instruction violates the First Amendment's Establishment Clause..." If we look back in history whenever there is a lack of God, there is failure. Wherever God is

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