Lately there have been a lot of my FB friends posting one of those chain messages. It says something about wanting God back in schools and government.
As a Political Science major and the wife of a history major, I could not let this stand.
Our founding fathers did not intend for this nation to be a theocracy. They put provisions in place so that no church would dominate the government of the country. So God was never in government.
My other problem with this statement is this, which God do they want. If you are LDS you don't want the baptist god, because he doesn't believe you are a Christian church. See the idea of God's law sounds nice, it sounds reasonable even preferable to a secular set of rules. The problem is, that nobody would be able to agree on who's version of God to follow. If it is Jehovah Witness God, then say good bye to birthdays and all other holidays.
It's more than just disagreement over rules though. The idea of God centered government completely does away with personal choice. It also leaves out the needs of those who's religious or spiritual beliefs do not include a God. Would you force the children of free thinkers or atheists to pray in school? If you want a look at what God centered government is look at Iran. The people there thought that a return to God's law sounded wonderful, but when it didn't turn out that way they voted their leaders out. Their leaders threw out the vote of the people and didn't go anywhere.
I can think of nothing so frightening as religious rule.
If this nation were ruled by Evangelicals for example, there would be no sex education, no science, and no history that did not agree with biblical stories.
George W Bush spoke weekly to Ted Haggert and when these weekly chats were made public it severely damaged his reputation, and the reputation of the U.S.
If your goal is to cultivate a social awareness, do so in a way that does not force others to conform to your reality.
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