Whitebear
Publisher/Editor-in-chief
Separation, Secularism, or States Rights? By James Brown Jr.
There are two extreme positions which divide patriots concerning the subject of the Constitution. The first is a watered down version of the "separation of church and state" myth. The second is the theory that the Constitution is secular and humanist. Both views have been created through a misunderstanding of the order of authority between the Federal government and the States (States Rights).
We have allowed what has been usurped by the Federal government to taint our view of the Constitution. Because of this misguided view of the States and
he Federal government, many have created false theories which either contribute to the lies of our enemies or make an enemy out of the Constitution.
These misconceptions have resulted in two divided c
amps among Bible-believing Christians. One tries to cover-up alleg
ed Constitution problems by saying that "our founders separated church and state, not God and state," while the other attempts to make the Constitution evil and Biblically in error. Both extremes are wrong.
"Separation of Church and State; not God and State"
First of all, this statement gives unconstitutional implications. The Federal government is not the State. This is where a lot of our misconceptions originate. The Federal government is actually the servant and the creation of the States.
The Federal government did not receive its power from God, but was delegated very limited power from the States. The Federal government was created to secure the covenant made between the existing States,
yet their power is restrained by the boundaries of the Constitution.
So how did this "separation of church and state" myth originate? In 1947, in the case Everson v. Board of Education,
the Supreme Court declared,
There are two extreme positions which divide patriots concerning the subject of the Constitution. The first is a watered down version of the "separation of church and state" myth. The second is the theory that the Constitution is secular and humanist. Both views have been created through a misunderstanding of the order of authority between the Federal government and the States (States Rights).
We have allowed what has been usurped by the Federal government to taint our view of the Constitution. Because of this misguided view of the States and
he Federal government, many have created false theories which either contribute to the lies of our enemies or make an enemy out of the Constitution.
These misconceptions have resulted in two divided c
amps among Bible-believing Christians. One tries to cover-up alleg
ed Constitution problems by saying that "our founders separated church and state, not God and state," while the other attempts to make the Constitution evil and Biblically in error. Both extremes are wrong.
"Separation of Church and State; not God and State"
First of all, this statement gives unconstitutional implications. The Federal government is not the State. This is where a lot of our misconceptions originate. The Federal government is actually the servant and the creation of the States.
The Federal government did not receive its power from God, but was delegated very limited power from the States. The Federal government was created to secure the covenant made between the existing States,
yet their power is restrained by the boundaries of the Constitution.
So how did this "separation of church and state" myth originate? In 1947, in the case Everson v. Board of Education,
the Supreme Court declared,