Recently, the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention (ERLC) told the Supreme Court that prohibiting Christian pastors from delivering a prayer to start official town meetings would effectively impose Unitarianism on the nation. ERLC President Russell D. Moore said in a statement, “That is not what our ancestors, and their allies among the American Founders, meant by religious liberty. We shouldn’t have a state-sponsored Baptist church, I agree, but we shouldn’t have a state-sponsored Unitarian church either, and that’s what some are attempting.” The UUA has been a long-time supporter of religious freedom based on the principle of separation of church and state. We encourage the president of ERLC to read “The Separation of Church and State: Writings on a Fundamental Freedom by America’s Founders” published by Beacon Press and found at your UUA Bookstore to better grasp the American Founders’ intentions. rawstory/rs/2013/08/04/southern-baptists-tell-supreme-court-neutral-legislative-prayers-means-the-unitarians-win/
Posted on: Wed, 07 Aug 2013 18:57:35 +0000
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