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Originally Posted by Pliny
Please show me where in the Constitution we are forbidden from holding to Biblical morality.
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YOU aren't forbidden to hold a biblical morality. But another isn't forbidden to hold a nonbiblical morality. Else you'd want the GOVERNMENT to prohibit second marriages if the original wasn't on the grounds of adultery. If you'd not demand that of GOVERNMENT... you're saying one sinful marriage is okay while another isn't. Now you'd be a hypocrite. So... do you think GOVERNMENT should prohibit second marriages wherein the dissolution of the first was on unbiblical grounds???
You CAN'T use the STATE to enforce YOUR interpretation of Scripture upon me or anyone else.
What if we took a more Catholic interpretation of the Bible, as many mainstream Christians do... let's assume one believes that the Bible prohibits ALL remarriage after divorce. Now do we ban remarriage after divorce????
This blending of religion and state was something that was tried before and it ended terribly. Our Founders stood for personal liberty, free from state sponsored religion and/or religious morality. Our liberty is based on one fundamental principle. We were intended to do as we desired as long as we didn't endanger another person's life, liberty, or property.