Too bad there isn't "separation of moron and state"
There have been a lot of debates recently, mostly revolving around that one dude in Alabama, regarding things like "separation of church and state." Now, on the one hand, I hate the Supreme Court and think they're all morons, but I try not to poke fun at them very much. This is largely because most of the members of the Supreme Court seem to think that they are gods, especially Chief Justice Raiden. I played Mortal Kombat, and I happen to know that this is not the case—Raiden can get his head ripped off or his heart torn out just like anybody else. However, he can shoot lightning, and that's why I'm just going to leave the Supreme Court alone for now.
The thing that bugs me most about this debate is that people make things up. Well, maybe that's not what bugs me the most...what bugs me more is that people believe the things that they make up. Some people are dedicated to the fact that the Constitution (or better yet, the First Amendment) mandates a "wall of separation between church and state." Try reading the Constitution sometime, and see if you can pick out those words. You can't because they're nowhere in there, they were written by somebody who definitely wasn't a Founding Father. Probably not even a Founding Third-Cousin. Idiot.
All the Constitution really says is that you have the right to practice any religion you want to, and that the government can't establish a religion (say, the worship of the Supreme Court). If you don't believe me, read it some time, and remember not to mentally substitute "wall of separation between church and state" for "freedom of speech."
The thing that really makes me want to bite my nails off and use them as throwing-stars, though, is when people try to use this imagined wall-of-separation argument to say that Christmas trees shouldn't be shown in government buildings. For you people that have already forgotten, let's review the Constitution again in case you've forgotten about it since last paragraph. Remember, the government may not bar you from practicing your religion, nor may it establish one of its own. So if somehow them putting up a Christmas tree is stopping you from practicing your religion, then maybe you should go practice slamming your face into a mirror. I, for one, believe that Christmas trees (or nativity sets, or heck, even pentagrams if they really want) should be protected in public places, because our government officials have just as much of a right to practice their religion as we do. For those of you that are still lost, here's a diagram for you:
This is you, getting run over by a truck called "logic." In the driver's seat, in case you didn't recognize him, is Aristotle, the Father of Reason. You may have noticed that his truck is very similar to that of Jack Burton, the Father of Reflexes.
So the next one of you that talks about a "wall of separation between church and state" is going to wish that there was a wall of separation between you and my fist.
