“Is the appointment of Chaplains to the two Houses of Congress consistent with the Constitution, and with the pure principle of religious freedom? In strictness the answer on both points must be in the negative. The Constitution of the U. S. forbids everything like an establishment of a national religion. The law appointing Chaplains establishes a religious worship for the national representatives, to be performed by Ministers of religion, elected by a majority of them, and these are to be paid out of the national taxes. Does this not involve the principle of a national establishment ... ?” DoeTwoLawHouseReligiousAnswersPrinciplesPureTaxesWorshipNegativeConstitutionPaidMajorityCongressPositive AtheismSeparationMinistersConsistentEstablishmentRepresentativesSeparation Of Church And StateReligious FreedomAppointmentsChaplains Author:James Madison
“Because the bill in reserving a certain parcel of land in the United States for the use of said Baptist Church comprises a principle and a precedent for the appropriation of funds of the United States for the use and support of religious societies, contrary to the article of the Constitution which declares that "Congress shall make no law respecting a religious establishment."” SaidStatesUseLawCertainChurchReligiousUnitedPrinciplesUnited StatesSupportAtheismLandConstitutionBillsCongressPositive AtheismContraryFundArticlesEstablishmentBaptistsPrecedentAppropriationParcel Book:The Writings of James Madison: 1808-1819 Source: The Writings of James Madison: 1808-1819
“Pat, did you notice yesterday the ACLU, and all the Christ-haters, People For the American Way, NOW, etc. were totally disregarded by the Democrats and the Republicans in both houses of Congress as they went out on the steps and called out on to God in prayer and sang "God Bless America" and said "let the ACLU be hanged"? In other words, when the nation is on its knees, the only normal and natural and spiritual thing to do is what we ought to be doing all the time - calling upon God.” PeopleWaySaidHumorAmericaSpiritualHouseNationsChristNaturalReligiousPrayerStepsOughtCallingRepublicanNormalDemocratCongressPositive AtheismYesterdayKneesThings To DoEtcBlessGod BlessDisregardedGod Bless America Author:Jerry Falwell
“[T]he bill exceeds the rightful authority to which governments are limited by the essential distinction between civil and religious functions, and violates in particular the article of the Constitution of the United States which declares that Congress shall make no law respecting a religious establishment.... This particular church, therefore, would so far be a religious establishment by law, a legal force and sanction being given to certain articles in its constitution and administration.” StatesGovernmentLawCertainGivenForceChurchReligiousUnitedUnited StatesAtheismParticularEssentialsAuthorityFunctionConstitutionBillsCongressPositive AtheismAdministrationDistinctionArticlesEstablishmentExceedSanctionsConstitution Of The United States Author:James Madison
“If conservatives come to control the White House and both Houses of Congress, there will be very little change in Hollywood, the network evening news, universities, church bureaucracies, the New York Times, or the Washington Post. Institutions that are overwhelmingly left-liberal will continue to misinform the public and distort public discourse.” IfsLittlesChristianHouseLeftChurchReligiousWhiteNew YorkNewsHollywoodInstitutionsUniversityCongressEveningPostsWhite HouseDiscourseBureaucracyNew York TimesPublic Discourse Author:Robert Bork
“John Marshall's warning that the power to tax is the power to destroy has taken on far greater meaning... more specifically, the power of the Internal Revenue Service is threatening to destroy the freedom of religion , guaranteed by the First Amendment. As part of that guarantee, Congress has granted tax exemptions for churches to avoid excessive interference in their religious activities.” FirstsChristianChurchReligiousTakenGreaterActivityTaxesCongressGrantedGuaranteesInternalsWarningAmendmentsThreateningRevenueFirst AmendmentInterferenceFreedom Of ReligionExemption Author:Chuck Grassley
“The First Amendment was not intended to withdraw the Christian religion as a whole from the protection of Congress.” FirstsWholeChristianReligiousCongressProtectionAmendmentsFirst Amendment Author:Joseph Story
“In America most orthodox Christians become defensive or testy when they are asked even to break into a sweat. Most of our efforts up until now have been more symbolic than anything else. We are great at holding conventions, gathering for strategy meetings and seminars, holding congresses on evangelism. But where are the people to run our own antidefamation league?” PeopleHas BeensRunningChristianAmericaReligiousEffortBreakStrategyMeetingsCongressLeagueOrthodoxSweatConventionsGatheringSymbolicEvangelismOrthodox ChristianSeminars Book:Book burning Source: Book burning