They always yell, "Separation of church and state!" ... Should they be removed so that the church will be separate from the state? ... Doesn't this violate separation of church and state? ... I solely believe that our founding fathers never meant to separate church and state. ... I think people have read too much into the phrase "separation of church and state", which was meant to be a separation of civil authority from church authority. ...

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The "Wall of Separation" debate is whether church, or religion, should play any part in the state, or government. The school vouchers and the pledge of allegiance are the issues brought to the table to test my beliefs on either a rigid separation, or a smooth blend between the church and government. ... The "wall of separation" between church and state is definitely not a rigid separation in my case. I also believe that Church and State should not have anything to do with one another. ...

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Thoren Hudyma, a spokesperson for Jean Chrétien made a declaration stating, "Everybody knows the Prime Minister is a Roman Catholic, so he obviously has respect for the Church. However, it's also common knowledge that the Prime Minister has said on several occasions that it's important that there is a separation between Church and State."" ... The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Toronto, Aloysius Cardinal Ambrozic, issued a letter to all two hundred twenty-three parishes in the archdiocese that stated it is crucial that priests publicly speak out regarding same-sex marriage. He a...

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She says that it all comes back to the controversy of separation of church and state. ... Yet she bases her article on the premise that the separation of church and state is true and valid. ... In my opinion the contemporary view of the "separation of church and state" is that it is a law that we must follow. However, the phrase, "separation of church and state," is not found anywhere in the Constitution. ... (Jeremiah Project, p.3) It was Justice Black who linked the phrase, "separation of church and state" with the First Amendment. ...

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Has the separation of church and state gone too far? Instances with the modern courts today has forcably separated church and state. ... But has courts today gone too far with the separation of church and state? ... These are only a few of the incidents in which the courts have separated church and state. What one should understand is that "separation of church and state" is not actually a law. ...

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Lords and Kings assigned bishops to protect their churches. ... Discipline and learning receded and the Church declined. ... He introduced a hierarchy way of organizing the Church. Church officers would now appoint other church officers rather than Lords or Kings as previously. ... And so the Church continued to grow more powerful from this time on. ...

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In France and the French colonies, the Roman Catholic Church was the national church. ... As the church was present mainly for the control of the King's subjects, anyone who did not fully immerse themselves in the ways of the church was not favored by the state and were therefore were unable to establish themselves in New France. ... The church in New France was at root, a "missionary church-. ... Because of the absence of any appropriate state institution, the Church not only assumed the functions ordinarily devoted to it in Catholic France but also those usually attributed to the state....

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Through the years the Catholic Church is been having problems. ... In my opinion I think that Catholic Church should be a little more open to new ideas, but not influenced by previous stated rules that had been posted up by the catholic authorities. ... Hogan thinks that a change to the Catholic Church is necessary. ... I don't think it's too late to save the catholic church because all the catholic churches have to do is be open to a new mentality and way of thinking. ... In conclusion the Catholic Church is not a broken system it just needs to be fix. ...

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The Roman Catholic Church has refused to move with the shift. ... Thus, women in the Roman Catholic Church are denied positions of religious authority which excludes them from clerical positions in the church. ... Stanton stresses that woman's degradation and oppression in the Roman Catholic Church stems from the "Canon Law ""the religious dogma of the Roman Catholic Church." ... She further stresses that the Canon Law endows man with political freedom and all the rights that belongs to a citizen of a republic and sees woman as a slave, a subject and a mere outcast in the State. The...

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The Westboro Baptist Church is an American unaffiliated church located in Topeka, Kansas, and is known for its extreme ideologies and hate-group-like actions. The leader of this church was Fred Phelps, before he passed in 2014, and the forty members affiliated with this church are Phelps' family members. The church's first public service was held on November 27th, 1955 and since then the members of this church have spread extreme hate nationwide against homosexuals, soldiers, and Jews (Westboro). ... None of the picketers entered church property or went to the cemetery. ... As stat...

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The majority of the African-American population is located in the lower-middle class, and therefore has few resources that will help them move out of their close-to-poverty state. ... The church is used as an escape for African-Americans. ... Church is an emotional release for African-Americans. ... For instance, the Methodist church, which was, in the beginning, predominately white, was not willing to accept African-Americans into their worship services, Richard Allen established the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME Church). ... We have unshakeable faith in God, which allows us to ...

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The church insisted that it alone had the authority to interpret the meaning of the Bible for people. ... As it was stated in document 4, "so much money is going into the coffer of the vendor that new coins must be minted on the spot.... Furthermore, by breaking away from the church Luther was able to create and promote 95 theses or arguments against indulgences, which he subsequently nailed to the door of the church in Wittenberg. ... In conclusion, Martin's separation from the Pope's church and the concomitant introduction of a new church with factual teachings of Christianity...

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To put it in the words of the Catholic church, "the Vatican condemns homosexuality as "intrinsically evil" (Gay Today). ... This so called immoral act continues to go against church teachings, at least according to scripture. ... Catholic teaching on homosexuality from the National Conference of Catholic Bishops has stated: "Basing itself on Sacred Scripture, which presents homosexual acts as acts of grave depravity, tradition has always declared that "homosexual acts are gravely disordered." ... The Church obviously wasn't meeting the needs of the gay community. ... Dignity's com...

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To put it in the words of the Catholic church, "the Vatican condemns homosexuality as "intrinsically evil" (Gay Today). ... This so called immoral act continues to go against church teachings, at least according to scripture. ... Catholic teaching on homosexuality from the National Conference of Catholic Bishops has stated: "Basing itself on Sacred Scripture, which presents homosexual acts as acts of grave depravity, tradition has always declared that "homosexual acts are gravely disordered." ... The Church obviously wasn't meeting the needs of the gay community. ... Dignity's com...

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While looking into Justice Felix Frankfurter stated in his opinion on McCollum v. ... If nowhere else, in the relation between Church and State, good fences make good neighbors." ... Moore, Jensen, and Hatch state "In Freiler v. ... Being said, "in the relationship between Church and State, good fences make good neighbors" (Moore 1). While our establishing fathers were certainly not perfect, there were strong reasons for adding the thought of separation of church and state in our constitution. ...

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While looking into Justice Felix Frankfurter stated in his opinion on McCollum v. ... If nowhere else, in the relation between Church and State, good fences make good neighbors." ... Moore, Jensen, and Hatch state "In Freiler v. ... Being said, "in the relationship between Church and State, good fences make good neighbors" (Moore 1). While our establishing fathers were certainly not perfect, there were strong reasons for adding the thought of separation of church and state in our constitution. ...

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The Christian Church was one of the most influential establishments during the medieval periods. ... At the beginning of this era, Western Europe began to make the transition from having different individual political governments as head of state and power, to having one major governing body, the Christian Church and the Pope, as the main political figures across Europe. The Christian Church had immense power and influence over its followers and the beliefs of the Church and its clergy were projected onto its lay people. ... This is evident when letters from women of the Church are examined. D...

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Through the characterization of the pilgrims, Chaucer points out weaknesses of the Medieval Catholic Church. ... Additionally, the Summoner is guilty of a multitude of sins against the church, including drunkenness and bribery. ... This is in direct disobedience of the vow of celibacy he took upon being ordained into the church. ... The corruption of the Catholic Church is never more evident than in the greed and dishonesty it is drowning in. ... The narrator criticizes the pardoner stating, "By flattery and tricks of dissembling, he made the people and the parson his apes."" ...

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(Genesis 1:26) The Church and the Kingdom Ladd explains what the relationship between the kingdom and the church is. The church is not the kingdom, since Jesus was preaching the good news of the kingdom and not of the church. ... The church is a witness of the kingdom (Matthew 24:14). ... And finally the church is custodian of the kingdom (Matthew 16:19). ... Love for people God gave us His word and the Church. ...

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Leadership is a vastly important trait throughout the various relationships human beings have in interactive structures and progress in various organizations from career plans to church life. ... The final point for effective biblical leadership is the examples and descriptions laid out through the ministry and service of the Early Church and its leaders, especially the Apostle Paul, as a servant leader. ... Jesus stated in reply to one of Thomas' inquiries for leadership in John 14:6-7 answering, "I am the way and the truth and the life. ... Many of the problems early Church leaders...

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The Middle Ages were shaped by its nobility, church, and middle class. ... The Medieval church consisted of thousands of people. ... Much like today, the people of the Medieval church were very diverse. ... It is certain that both figures played a big role in the Christian church being what it became; not only a church, but an institution (Cantor, ed. 34-41). ... In the tenth century, an English Churchman stated that there were three classes in society: those who fought, those who prayed, and those who worked. ...

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Consequently, in order for Greeks in Australia to be recognised as properly married in the eyes of the Greek Church and State they would either have to travel back to Greece or to a Greek church in Port Said. ... In 1927 the Church of St. ... The Greek Consuls took a united stance by pointing out to Greek settlers that, although the Greek Orthodox church in Australia was independent of church or state in Greece itself, the Greek government would only recognise the Archbishop's churches. ... (Price , 1975 P. 12) The Greek Community newspapers played an important part in creating disunity ...

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The modern church is moderately falling apart. ... For instance, schools in the state of California have stopped recited the pledge of allegiance before class due to its reference to God. ... Many people today are turned away from the church. ... Easily stated: if a Muslim makes a mistake, they are forced to pay the dreaded price. ... After further investigation it was found that in almost every state there has been an instance of sexual abuse made by members of the church. ...

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Heresy in the Church is a problem the Clergy of any religion must face. ... He capitalizes on the interior motives of the Church and their beliefs; he intends to prove that the church neglects the "darker side of the coin-. ... A quote stated in Psalms 36:1-2 says, "Sin speaks to the sinner in the depths of his heart; He so flatters himself in his mind that he knows not his guilt."" ... Here he is stating that we can think for ourselves but tend to lead on to the unbeaten path, we go in the direction where we shouldn't venture, the dark, murky pathway compared to the "lighted- pathway,...

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They stood for a complete separation of Church and state, detachment from the world, and complete non resistance. ... Mennonites believe in the complete separation of church and state and complete non resistance. ... Anabaptists believed that the state is put in place by god to maintain law and order and that the bible shows a specific difference between the purposes of the church and those of the state. ... They feel that the separation of church and state needs to be applied consistently. ... Mennonites who support the extreme separation of church and state believe that a person...

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