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Democracy & Strict Separation of Church and State |
*Kathleen* |
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Resolved: Democracy is best served with a strict separation of church and state.
Okay...now...just post about what you believe in. I need some practice for the next two months' LD debate. |
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oh my.
It seems that we have some major, major misunderstanding issues here. This is why we should have definitions. I was talking about 'church' as in, religion. NOT the christian church. Negative is the side that is negating the resolution. Affirmative is the side affirming the resolution. Resolved: Democracy is best served by strict separation of church and state. Here is what is going to happen under the negative side: -People will be allowed to worship/pray/express their religion when they choose, where they choose. The government will not restrict people's worshipping. ex. have nativity scenes in their front yards if they want, or wear yarmulkes. This would not happen under the affirmative. -Religious people will be allowed to go into politics if they so wish, but see the point below: -The government will not allow religions to force people to convert. -Religion will NOT be taking over/ruling/dominating the government. This seems to be the biggest issue on the affirmative side. There will, of course, be restrictions on the church as well as the government. This is just like the Bill of Rights today. You ask who will enforce these restrictions. Who enforces the bill of rights? The government. Who will enforce the restrictions of loose separation? The government. -Religion already influences the government, since people's religion->their morals-> their decisions, you can't ever have religion completely separate from the state anyway, unless you force everyone to be an athiest, which would be violating the principles of democracy. This is why the affirmative does not best serve democracy. Here is what is going to happen under the affirmative side: -People will not be allowed to worship/pray/express their religion in any state-sponsored activity. e.g. public schools. -Religious people will not be allowed to vote or go into politics, because that would mean religion would be influencing the state. -See last point under the neg. |
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