The First Amendment, Evolution

Most completely ignorant.

Hey folks,

So here I was yesterday listening to Talk Radio. I almost turned it off. Yes. I love Talk Radio. I love the show I was listening to. But the SHEER IGNORANCE of some of the callers on this, were driving me mad. Seriously. I'm not trying to be insulting here, it was and unfortunately IS, a fact.

The topic being discussed was about this now infamous Political debate, about Evolution being taught in the Public Schools and Creationism being forbid. One of the Candidates asked "Where is the Separation of Church in State in the Constitution?" Rhetorical of course, KNOWING that it is not there. Well the opponent said what a lot of people have been taught, incorrectly, "The First Amendment."

OK. The First Amendment?

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." That some want you to believe, gives the Government the RIGHT to dictate where and when you practice your Faith. Wrong.

First, the Constitution is a Freedom Document. It is a Document to impede the Government from interfering in the lives of the People. To hinder the Government, if the Government becomes too tyrannical. It has NOTHING to do with the States. That's point one.

Two. Look at what is written again. "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." Anyone with a Grade School Education can clearly see that the word here is establishment. Which means to create from nothing. To set forth. To ESTABLISH something. In other words, the Government {Federal} can NOT create and Establish a Federal Church. They can not create Obamaism, then create laws FORCING Citizens to worship at the Alter. They can not take your Money, to support Obamaism. Nor can they tell you that you must be an Obamaite, in any way. Freedom OF, not FROM, Religion is one of the main reason we are here to begin with. We got out from under the thumb of the Church of England, and the Founding Fathers wanted to make sure that a New Federal Church never came into being. It has NOTHING to do with protecting people from Religion. It has EVERYTHING to do with protecting Religion from the Government.

Then this, "prohibiting the free exercise thereof." This means I CAN Pray in Church, Government buildings, Public Places. It MEANS I CAN put up a Cross on the Holidays, or post the Ten Commandments in my Government Office. The Constitution GIVES me that right. It does not PROHIBIT it. Every time you see the Government, or the Courts, tell someone they can not do this or that, Religious Wise, THEY are violating the Constitution. That includes God in Schools.

Then the conversations went to Evolution Vs Creationism. We have talked about this before. It takes more faith to believe in Evolution than it does God. Science ACTUALLY DISPROVES Evolution minus a Creator. Mathematics does as well. Something from something is something, something from nothing is something. Nothing from Nothing equals Nothing. There HAS to be a first something for something to become.

Then you have DNA. With all the advancements in our understanding in DNA, we understand that it is IMPOSSIBLE for all life to come from ONE single cell organism. Trees, plants, Hot Blooded, Cold Blooded, ETC.

So to believe in Creation, you must believe that there was an Intelligent Being that creating all that is. Evolution minus that Creator, has you to believe that there was something that just appeared from nothing, and from that something, came all we have today from all plant life, fish, birds, snakes, flies, ants, People. So which takes more faith?

I understand and agreed. If you are going to teach one THEORY? Then teach BOTH. The Constitution does NOT restrict the teaching of the THEORY of Creation, anymore than it restricts the THEORY of Evolution.
Peter