{"id":2085,"date":"2011-02-03T10:41:07","date_gmt":"2011-02-03T15:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dangeroustalk.net\/?p=2085"},"modified":"2011-02-03T10:41:07","modified_gmt":"2011-02-03T15:41:07","slug":"word-games-with-the-religious-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dangeroustalk.net\/?p=2085","title":{"rendered":"Word Games with the Religious Right"},"content":{"rendered":"

I recently read an article by a fellow Atheist Examiner, Hugh Kramer. In the article<\/a>, Hugh makes a great point about the ridiculous word games fundamentalist Christians play when they say that the phrase, \u201cSeparation of Church & State<\/a>\u201d is not in the Constitution<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Of course these religious right politicians and believers are correct. The phrase, \u201cSeparation of Church & State\u201d or \u201cWall of Separation\u201d are not in the Constitution. But the concept behind those words very much is in the Constitution; mainly in the First Amendment. This is obvious to any one who reads the Constitution but the religious right wants to play word games.<\/p>\n

Okay, let\u2019s play word games. The Bible never says, \u201cJesus is God.\u201d That isn\u2019t in the Bible. Don\u2019t take my word for it; I dare anyone to find that phrase in the Bible. It isn\u2019t there. The Bible never says “Homosexuality is a sin.” In fact, the term “homosexual” or even “gay” doesn’t even appear in the Bible at all. The Bible also never says, \u201cRape is immoral.\u201d That might be why Republicans in Congress are currently trying to change the definition of rape\u2026 I\u2019m just say\u2019n.
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