The Separation Of Christianity

In Christianity, the bible is the most important book written. It is important to Christians because it is an eye witness account of the stories of Jesus. Without the bible, we would only have stories of the creation of time and Jesus, but through the bible, we can experience these stories almost as we were there. For Christians, this book shapes how they live daily. It is like a moral code set by God that Christians are required to follow so that they may be granted access to heaven. Without the bible, I feel that Christianity would not be existent. I feel this way because it is not a violent religion. Back then the violent religions were the ones that were followed because some larger nation was capturing a smaller nation and making them …show more content…
In England, people pay taxes to the Church of England and this gives them the feeling that they have done their dues as a Christian and that they should not attend church because they have already done what they are supposed to do. This is an example of why church and state need to be separated. In the United States we do not pay this tax and so we do not get this feeling that we have done what is needed to be a Christian. This drives us to go to church and hear the word of God, pray, and read the bible. In school’s separation of Church and state is bad. It is bad because the Christian religion is full of good habits and values should learn. Even if someone does not turn out to follow the word of God they have still be taught to love one another, be kind to one another, and treat others with respect. These are key aspects of not just Christianity but to being a good person in life. I feel that if students received this foundation that it would be beneficial to our nation as a whole and to any nation who follows the Christian religion. Separation of church and state has been a key part of the American experience because that’s what this nation was founded on. Settlers escaped the tight grip that the kings had upon them and came here for freedom of religion. I do not believe that there should be as much separation as there is now though because Christianity is slowly being kicked to the curb through the overuse of the phrase freedom of