True Christians live a life of holiness. Hebrews
12:14
Review of ACLJ Website
Many
mornings I have listened to the radio program produced by the
American Center for Law and Justice. I have found some of the
incidences described on the radio program amazing. These
incidences include accounts of persons who illegally restrict
Christians' rights to express their faith on the Job, at
school, and various other places in their community.
I have browsed around at the American Center for Law and
Justice website and thought it might be useful to Christians
living under the jurisdiction of the American legal system.
This website may especially be of help to Americans who feel
they are being illegally restricted from sharing their faith.
The website address is "www.aclj.org"
I am not
necessarily saying we should always refrain from sharing
Christ if the laws of men say we should not witness in certain
circumstances. However, I am saying that it can be of use to
understand when the law requires those in authority to provide
access to public forums and facilities to those of us who
proclaim the gospel message.
Is it ungodly to have a keen understanding of one's legal
rights? I think not! The Apostle Paul understood his legal
rights as a Roman citizen. It was possibly Paul's
understanding of the law which God used to deliver Paul from
the assassin's dagger and provide opportunity for him to
preach Christ in Rome (see Acts 25:1-12)
At "www.aclj.org" you will find historical and legal facts
which many Americans are not aware of. These facts include the
truth that the Constitution does not support a
"separation of church and state" that allows Christian
students to be forbidden to witness or have Bible clubs on
public school campuses.
Furthermore "www.aclj.org" discredits certain Fairy Tales
about the American legal system. Following is just a quote of
what I saw on their website.
…First, the
Constitution never mentions the phrase "separation of
church and state." That phrase was first used by Thomas
Jefferson
in an address to the Danbury Baptist Association in 1802, 13
years
after the Constitution was written and accepted as the law of
the
United States. Neither is the phrase recorded in the notes of
the
Constitutional Convention. The constitution does say:
"Congress
shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof[.]" In fact, the Court
has said,
on numerous occasions, that separation is impossible.
Therefore,
the Constitution does not demand that religion be kept out of
our
public schools. The Constitution only prohibits
school-sponsored
religious activities. Free Exercise of Religion is our right
under the
Constitution.
Check out "www.aclj.org" and let us know what you think
about their website.