May 11
loudwalker asked:
I think we have been fooling ourselves in this country for a long time into believing that:
1. We are pluralistic.
2. We are a melting pot.
3. There is separation of church and state.
There has never been true separation of church and state yet we have been able to get away with it until recently because of our homogeneity. The biggest differences were, for example, are you protestant or catholic or jewish? We had some philosophical debates but our differences have been relatively minor enabling us to have the word god spattered all over documents, tender and traditions.
I think we have been fooling ourselves in this country for a long time into believing that:
1. We are pluralistic.
2. We are a melting pot.
3. There is separation of church and state.
There has never been true separation of church and state yet we have been able to get away with it until recently because of our homogeneity. The biggest differences were, for example, are you protestant or catholic or jewish? We had some philosophical debates but our differences have been relatively minor enabling us to have the word god spattered all over documents, tender and traditions.
Now the cultural rubber is meeting the road. Globalization, and true pluralism are happening and we are NOT doing a very good job of assimilation. We seem to be legislating exceptions and forcing integration (think moments of silence mandated in schools). The natural order of things seems to be that like peoples group together yet we seem to be mandating integration. Seems like reverse segregation. Thoughts?
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