I would like to comment on the impact religion has on Texas' government. Texas is bound to so many current laws which are completely outdated as well as based too strongly on traditional religious morals. In the state of Texas, one must acknowledge a supreme being before being able to hold public office. This is absolutely ridiculous. Whatever happened to separation of church and state? Also, homosexual behavior is a misdemeanor offense. Yet another law based on the traditional morals and values of Christianity which subjugate non-followers. And, of course, I have saved the best and most debated, well-known issue for last: Texas’s no liquor sales on Sunday.
These outdated laws have been activated to preserve Christian business owners from competition on their Sabbath day. However, these laws do not protect other religions such as Jews and Muslims, whose Sabbath is Saturday from competition on their Sabbath day. It is unfair and discriminatory, if one religion has this much power over a state, it oppresses all other religions and those who do not follow under the same traditional Christian beliefs.
Although some laws which used to require Sunday church attendance vanished in the nineteenth century since they debased a citizen’s right to religious freedoms, some specific laws are still in existence in Texas. Up until 1985, it was illegal to sell house wares. However, this gives me hope that one day we may live in a state, or country for that matter, which can have laws completely free of the oppression of traditional Christian values and morals.
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Crystal, I would have to agree with everything you said in this post you brought up great points. I recently did a blgo about this same topic a little while back and would like to praise you for having the same kind of views I have. I thought i was the only one! Your liquor law on sundays benefiting Christians for their holy day which is not fair for Jewish people who have their sabbath on saturdays not sundays. I agree that texas does have many laws which are outdated and based too much on religion for my liking. I dont have a problem with anyone being religious but in certain cases the state and religion need to be seperate and not have one base something on the other.
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