Comments for Ohio Teacher Files Federal Lawsuit Against Public School District at http://www.thevoicemagazine.com , comment 1 to 3 out of 3 comments http://www.thevoicemagazine.com Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:28:21 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.thevoicemagazine.com/culture/society/ohio-teacher-files-federal-lawsuit-against-public-school-district.html#comment-974 An explanation is in order for the now infamous "separation" dogma. The Congressional Records from June 7 to September 25, 1789, record the months of discussions and debates of the ninety Founding Fathers who framed the First Amendment. Thomas Jefferson though not one of those ninety who framed the First Amendment, his text has been been included and completely misconstrued. but also, during those debates not one of those ninety Framers ever mentioned the phrase "separation of church and state." It seems logical that if this had been the intent for the First Amendment – as is so frequently asserted-then at least one of those ninety who framed the Amendment would have mentioned that phrase; none did. In summary, the "separation" phrase so frequently invoked today was rarely mentioned by any of the Founders; and even Jefferson's explanation of his phrase is diametrically opposed to the manner in which courts apply it today. "Separation of church and state" currently means almost exactly the opposite of what it originally meant. Jefferson believed that the government was to be powerless to interfere with religious expressions for a very simple reason: he had long witnessed the unhealthy tendency of government to encroach upon the free exercise of religion. Freedom of religious expression is per the Constitution of the United States an inalienable God-given right and therefore is protected from federal regulation or interference. But people refuse to study the constitution!!! Or the Founding Fathers intentions!!! Three thing ares required to destroy a Republic Destroy Nationalism,Destroy Patriotism,Remove God from the public arena. All three are occurring at an alarming rate. - Dennis Sun, 05 Jul 2009 06:42:32 +0100 http://www.thevoicemagazine.com/culture/society/ohio-teacher-files-federal-lawsuit-against-public-school-district.html#comment-936 Separation of church and state? Please anyone who is so misinformed as to believe the lies about that one, I recommend you read the Constitution and this time read it with some comprehension. Without the fog of misinformation. - kevin Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:02:49 +0100 http://www.thevoicemagazine.com/culture/society/ohio-teacher-files-federal-lawsuit-against-public-school-district.html#comment-927 the separation of church and state? This guy's a teacher, so he might want to look into a little document called "The United States Constitution". Start with the 1st amendment. - Joel Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:33:36 +0100