Why Did The Divide Between Church And State?
When considering the controversial concept of church and state the students of reflection must also recognize the history behind the virtue. It is my conjecture that this most virtuous divide between church and state is in fact both reality as well as illusion. By this riddle I mean that the separation existed when it was convenient. Founding fathers built this nation upon the ideals of Locke, Montesquieu, and Hobbs. Though I believe it important to bear in mind the manner in which these philosophers were applied. Early American colonists were more often than not running from the yoke of English rule. Those who ran were not the typical English populace. For they were Quakers, Lutheran’s, and other assorted puritans that suffered and suffocated
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For the colonists that foundation was a growing contempt with the English hypocrisy. King Henrys act of supremacy was hardly some great strategic maneuver. In truth it was a passion of crime though it did however tip the first domino which would eventually result in religious persecution. Separation of church and state was not as much about religion as it was to do with the crowns omnipotence. To be more precise the colonists were not attempting to escape religion overall though they were attempting to escape the suffocating English Protestantism which left no room for anything else. While I am unable to prove but still none the less believe that as time passed on the faith and nation fused into one entity. Consequently, when the founders spoke of separation of church and state the intention was clearly separation from the English faith. Traditionally Americans have interpreted the constitution in a very literal lens. Deviations from the founding fathers vision would be sacrilegious. Strangely the nation is in many ways the same nation that it was in 1777. Ascetically the nation has changed, federalism has been fully embraced, and yet it still arguable that this nation has been in many ways left unchanged. Ultimately my conjecture is that separation of church and state was merely something that existed on the surface. An idea that was exclusively applied to English Protestantism but never considered for faith overall. From these ashes would evolve a brand of American Christianity that would be exempted from any real
For the colonists that foundation was a growing contempt with the English hypocrisy. King Henrys act of supremacy was hardly some great strategic maneuver. In truth it was a passion of crime though it did however tip the first domino which would eventually result in religious persecution. Separation of church and state was not as much about religion as it was to do with the crowns omnipotence. To be more precise the colonists were not attempting to escape religion overall though they were attempting to escape the suffocating English Protestantism which left no room for anything else. While I am unable to prove but still none the less believe that as time passed on the faith and nation fused into one entity. Consequently, when the founders spoke of separation of church and state the intention was clearly separation from the English faith. Traditionally Americans have interpreted the constitution in a very literal lens. Deviations from the founding fathers vision would be sacrilegious. Strangely the nation is in many ways the same nation that it was in 1777. Ascetically the nation has changed, federalism has been fully embraced, and yet it still arguable that this nation has been in many ways left unchanged. Ultimately my conjecture is that separation of church and state was merely something that existed on the surface. An idea that was exclusively applied to English Protestantism but never considered for faith overall. From these ashes would evolve a brand of American Christianity that would be exempted from any real