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PITTSBURG —
This is in reply to Micheline Burger, President of Main-Stream Coalition Olathe, on his response to Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback proclaiming Dec. 8 as the “National Day of Restoration,” exhorting all Kansans to “repent” and pray to a “Holy God.”
I believe, in fact, you are wrong in your thoughts on the separation of church and state. The following is an excerpt straight out of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution:
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof...”
It says nothing of the separation of church and state. It does say that the government cannot force someone to choose a religion; it also says that the government cannot keep someone from choosing a religion. It does not say that a member of our government cannot urge people to pray to a “Holy God.”
I think if you did some unbiased research, and learned about the background and mindset of the founding fathers of this great nation you would find that most of the men that created the Constitution would say that prayer is needed to make decisions that are “best for the whole.” You need to do some research to find out the intent of the words.
On behalf of Christian men and women everywhere we will fight to keep our rights to express our religion, a right given to us by our founding fathers and the U.S. Constitution.
Bryan Burdette
Pittsburg
This is in reply to Micheline Burger, President of Main-Stream Coalition Olathe, on his response to Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback proclaiming Dec. 8 as the “National Day of Restoration,” exhorting all Kansans to “repent” and pray to a “Holy God.”
I believe, in fact, you are wrong in your thoughts on the separation of church and state. The following is an excerpt straight out of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution:
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof...”
It says nothing of the separation of church and state. It does say that the government cannot force someone to choose a religion; it also says that the government cannot keep someone from choosing a religion. It does not say that a member of our government cannot urge people to pray to a “Holy God.”
I think if you did some unbiased research, and learned about the background and mindset of the founding fathers of this great nation you would find that most of the men that created the Constitution would say that prayer is needed to make decisions that are “best for the whole.” You need to do some research to find out the intent of the words.
On behalf of Christian men and women everywhere we will fight to keep our rights to express our religion, a right given to us by our founding fathers and the U.S. Constitution.
Bryan Burdette
Pittsburg
