8217;s views as a threat to political authority. This would only go to cause the state to overlook certain religions depending on their own faith. Another main dilemma for the government is the danger of religion placing allegiance to God way above obedience to the state.The state has to be sure to protect the inalienable rights of every citizen. Although there has been many conflicts between church and state, both religion and government are concerned with morality. Also, in the United States the state and the church are not totally separated, as our nation’s motto is, “In God we trust”. Court witnesses swear others on bibles, and congress opens with prayers. The main goal of both religion and government institutions is to help people lead a good moral life, yet most of all safe. Therefore if the state uses religion as a source of it’s own practice, I don’t see how they believe to have the right to come between the people’s own practice. Religion as being one of the main necessities in almost all human survival, is the basis in which people revolve their entire lives on. From morality to the solution of many problems, people look up to their religion as being their main guidance through life. A persons “Freedom of Religion” is seen to them as their one freedom to find themselves and cherish all they have been blessed with in their lives. The states as one have always found their involvement with a person’s religion as being a main issue, and feel at times that they have their own right to come between them. However, I believe it was up to that persons will to choose to live life the way of their heritage and should know their involvement. The only time a state should really come between such a freedom, would be when religion is taking advantage of another precious life. Therefore, the state should keep their limits from a person and their religion because religion to one is a signif...
