New Book Calls for Separation between Religion and Government
PITTSBURG, Kan. (MMD Newswire) March 17, 2009 -- The Religion Commandments by Gene Garman addresses what the author states is the typical lack of understanding of the exact wording and intent of the Constitution's religion commandments, as written and approved by the Founding Fathers and the first Congress.
In The Religion Commandments, Garman asserts America was not founded upon Christian principles or upon the principles of any religion, but, rather, upon the principle of separation between religion and government. Garman's goal is to educate readers on the intended role of religion and government in the United States, as well as to stress the impact of the Age of Enlightenment upon the minds of America's Founding Fathers.
Garman declares constitutional principles relating to religion and government are being challenged in America, even at the highest level of government, and he believes that President Obama's executive order to establish the Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships is a recent example of this challenge.
Garman hopes to raise awareness of what he considers to be an undeniable need for separation between religion and government: "It is long past time for all nations and all citizens of the world to recognize and adopt the American constitutional principle of separation between religion and government, as well as the accompanying principle of voluntarism in matters of religion." Garman continues, "It is the religion commandments in the Constitution of the United States of America which should be monumentalized on every statehouse lawn, displayed on the wall of every court room, hung in the hallways of every public school and placed in public parks - not the religion commandments of Moses or of any religion."
For more information or to request a free review copy, members of the press can contact the author at ggarman@sunnetworks.net. The Religion Commandments is available for sale online at Amazon.com, BookSurge.com and through additional wholesale and retail channels worldwide.
About the Author
Gene Garman received a degree in religion from Baylor University and later received a Master of Divinity degree from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Kansas City, Mo. He is currently a lecturer on the subject of religion and government and a secretary of The Interfaith Alliance of Southeast Kansas, an organization which promotes the proposition that "America is a nation in which citizens of all religions and of none are welcome to participate freely and fully in all of America's social and political functions." He resides in Pittsburg, Kan.
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