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EX TURPI
Thanks for your comment. It's true that the separation between church and state is in
some respects a fiction. It's unavoidable, since people who think in certain ways tend to vote in certain ways. Nonetheless, generally speaking the separation is pretty much in place...
posted by
Nautikos
on December 4, 2007 at 2:33 PM
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Nautikos
Maybe because we brought a little of this and a little that....our ancestors left behind what they didn't like in all their traditions and "myths"....and brought what they did....and they had to learn to mix together all those different ways of worship in a truly Christian way....it is, after all, the grand experiment....still going on.....it will be interesting to see what how the large influx of Islamic faith (I don't even know the correct terminology...shame on me) affects Christianity here in the long term.....
posted by
Krisles
on December 3, 2007 at 8:15 PM
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In America, religion and politics are intertwined. The Constitution, by emphasizing the separation of church and state keeps the concept vibrant. Each side espouses what the framers meant and a robust debate ensues. During the 15th and 16th centuries Europe experienced the same thing.
America is a young country, almost everything has its attractiveness. We may yet reach the stage when we no longer accept the dogma of our fathers. We may start to question as Europe did then. Who knows what will happen then. Who knows what will be two centuries later.
Your posts are good ones. They all evoke thought.
posted by
EX_TURPI
on December 3, 2007 at 6:51 AM
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Re: Ummm...I don't really understand much of anything...(don't tell Bo)
Whacky, thanks for the roses! And you're not the only one - I'm not sure I understand it myself...
posted by
Nautikos
on November 29, 2007 at 5:40 PM
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Re: You are asking very intersting questions Naut
Thanks, lindo! You're raising some very valid points, that I intend to address in the next part, before we go on to Islam...
posted by
Nautikos
on November 29, 2007 at 5:13 PM
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TAPS
Thanks, but flattery ain't gonna get you anywhere...
And I'll be addressing you other point...
posted by
Nautikos
on November 29, 2007 at 5:11 PM
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OTA
Thanks for the flower. And I hope you'll be back soon...
posted by
Nautikos
on November 29, 2007 at 5:10 PM
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You are asking very intersting questions Naut
Why is Christianity more poweful ( and more fundemental in a sense) in America than it is in Europe, maybe becuase the USA in particular came into being as a Christian Utopia, the founding fathers as well as the miscellaneous sects who could not practice in Europe came as religious refugees and it was religion, at first, their sole reason for leaving their homes and coming to the New World. One can always argue that this small group of people could not have had such an influence on such a vast land that would still be evident 3 centuries later, but i cannot think of any other explanation. Can you?
posted by
lindo
on November 29, 2007 at 5:27 AM
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Ummm...I don't really understand much of anything...(don't tell Bo)
Red roses
from Bo =^..^= the wonder dog and me! ya know Whacky!
posted by
Whacky
on November 28, 2007 at 10:55 PM
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Nautikos
You are a very interesting man. Maybe some day you will fill out a member profile for us.
Churches have always gone through periods when their influence is greater and periods when it was less. But the faith reappears--and thrives--in all sorts of unexpected places.
posted by
TAPS.
on November 28, 2007 at 7:36 PM
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posted by
Blue_feathers
on November 28, 2007 at 7:27 PM
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