Christ still has a presence in Christmas. & no society can be “neutral” on issues of religion. ...

Cultural Amnesia and the Separation of Church and State

by Bruce Frohnen

One of the sadder aspects of Christmastime in America is the display of ignorance on the part of so many Americans regarding the constitutional tradition of our country.  Why at Christmas? Because it is at this time of year that we hear the whining call of “that song” or “that play” or “that display” violates “the separation of church and state.”

Christmas brings out this self-righteous amnesia because it is a time when people who want to pretend they should answer to no one but themselves for their actions have more trouble than usual pretending that there is no God, and that they do not live in a society with deep roots in the Christian religion.  Public displays of faith must be struck down, even as public displays of contempt for religion are posted on billboards, including one in Times Square, on which you currently can see a picture of Santa, captioned “Keep the Merry!” on top of a picture of a suffering Christ, labeled “Dump the Myth!”  How’s that for good public neutrality?

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