Is Nancy Pelosi violating the (mythical) separation of church and state?

June 2, 1:38 PM

Atlanta Creationism Examiner
John Leonard



Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi
courtesy of Wikimedia Commons





The provocative headline speaks volumes: "Pelosi Says She Has a Duty to Pursue Policies in Keeping With the Values of Jesus, The Word Made Flesh."


How long before the hue and cry erupts about this egregious violation of the amendment which bans the establishment of any state religion?

There is little doubt if an evangelical Christian made such a claim, the protests demanding separation of church and state would be deafening.

If a conservative anti-abortion politician advocated establishing a faith-based government, calls for his or her resignation would be virtually nonstop.

Surely it will only be a matter of time before the major news outlets pick up the story.

Or will it? Pelosi is attempting to use her distorted version of her Catholicism and use God Himself to promote her liberal political agenda, but most of her policies are supported by a predominantly liberal mainstream media.

The CNS News article by Nicholas Ballasy noted, "Pelosi, who is a Catholic and who favors legalized abortion, voted against the ban on partial-birth abortion that was enacted into law in 2003."

How on earth can anyone defend partial birth abortion as compatible with Christian beliefs? The grisly medical procedure was nothing more than legal infanticide until finally banned, and she voted against the ban!

Catholics theoretically don't even believe in birth control, but that's a topic for another day. This article isn't about bashing Catholics, but commenting on the radical liberal views of one particular Democrat leader who claims to be Catholic. Her faith is not reflected by her voting record, however. She routinely votes against key positions held by the Catholic church.

Pelosi had the gall to say, "And that Word," She said, "is, we have to give voice to what that means in terms of public policy that would be in keeping with the values of the Word. The Word. Isn’t it a beautiful word when you think of it? It just covers everything. The Word."

"The Word" doesn't refer to the Bible as the word of God. Pelosi means what the Bible calls the "Word", a euphemism for Jesus Christ. That translates to using her personal interpretation of his teachings, not what's in the Bible or taught by her church. So in reality, Pelosi isn't promising to lead a Bible-based government, but one configured according to her own liberal interpretation of "What Would Jesus Do?"

This is a clear violation of the First Amendment both Christian and atheist should unanimously oppose. While the mythical "separation of church and state" does not exist in the Constitution or any federal law, there are clear prohibitions against the establishment of a government-sponsored religion.

Everyone has the free right to worship the God of their choice. In the instance of our atheist friends, they have the right to worship no God at all but are asked to respect the rights of those who do.

Nancy's real question is apparently, "What can Jesus do that will help elect more Democrats and keep them in power?" This shameful ploy will not fool many people with faith, but will this tactic repel her secular supporters?


Source: http://www.examiner.com/x-38195-Atlanta-Creationism-Examiner~y2010m6d2-Is-Nancy-Pelosi-violating-the-mythical-separation-of-church-and-state
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P.S. John Leonard: If you think the separation between Church and State is Mythical; You demostrate your lack of knowlege of the pillars, principles (Checks and Balances) that distinguish this Constitutional Republic. The country that once prided itself of having no King or Pope, is now being fooled by experts like you!

If you want this separation to disappear so that catholics and evan-jelly-cals can "bring the country back to God"; Just wait a few years: It's on track to become a theocracy like mid-evil Europe. My Bible predicts this will occur in the home of the brave, and the land of the free. It's changing before our eyes. Just look and see if you have eyes to see. You'll notice that 6 0ut of 9 supreme court justices are Roman Catholics, and soon there will be no Protestants in that body.....
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What has happened to the land of the Pilgrims? They came here escaping the Anglicans, and the Catholics know-it-alls. Now those same people (Oxford) dominate this nation!

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