"Liberal" Christians

Earlier I argued that "Liberal" Christians use shoddy theology to justify their love of bloated, morbidly obese government and force their Socialist policies onto the rest of us.  Given their willingness to twist sacred Scripture, it should come as no surprise that they also twist the Constitution and Thomas Jefferson's writings.

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Here's the quote from the Reverend Al Sharpton:

Rev. Al Sharpton: No, I think you have to have the reverse argument, and that is if I want to seek employment and have employment in a church but that I disagree with the dogma and theology of the church, do I have the right to be protected by law? And I think that what the Obama administration is saying that you do not have to follow the tenets of a church organization to be an employee of a church. 

Scarborough: Do you think this is a good decision? 

Sharpton: If we are going to have a separation of church and state, we’re going to have a separation of church and state. Whether I would personally agree with the decision or not, the question is do I have a right to make that law?

So, let me get this straight; in order to separate Church and State, we have to give the State the power to force the Church to violate its religious principles.

Are you serious?

Is Sharpton actually stupid enough to believe this argument, or has he cynically reasoned that MSNBC viewers - and "Liberals" in general - are stupid enough to buy it?

First, the US Constitution does not contain the phrase "separation of Church and State".  If you don't believe me, go a head and look for it yourself.  All the Constitution states on the matter is:

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof

Do you suppose that forcing religious organizations to violate their religious principles might constitute "prohibiting the free exercise thereof"?

The phrase "separation between Church & State" originates from a letter Thomas Jefferson wrote to the Danbury Baptists.

Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between Man & his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legitimate powers of government reach actions only, & not opinions, I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should "make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof," thus building a wall of separation between Church & State. Adhering to this expression of the supreme will of the nation in behalf of the rights of conscience, I shall see with sincere satisfaction the progress of those sentiments which tend to restore to man all his natural rights, convinced he has no natural right in opposition to his social duties. 

 In other words, the purpose of the "wall of separation between Church & State" is to protect the Church from the State, not to protect the State from the Church.

Think about it; if the State does something the Church doesn't like, what can the Church do about it?  Who holds a monopoly on the police, the military, taxation and every other agent of force in society; the Church or the State?

To be clear, that's the way things should be.  As I stated earlier,

justice is the role of government, charity, grace and mercy are the roles of the Church   

Justice often requires the application of force, which is why government must hold a monopoly on the application of force in society,  but that is also why it's crucial that we limit government, so it doesn't grow too powerful and abuse its power and our rights.

Christians; stop supporting bloated, morbidly obese government.  Support limited government and do your job as the body of Christ on Earth; charity, grace and mercy.