by Mitch Caudill ('10)
In some countries the population cares so greatly about separation of church and state that the military will literally overthrow governments that become too religious in nature. While obviously that is a gross overstep for the United States, the truth remains that the society of this nation needs to do more to ensure our secular nature.
The simple fact is that any government, federal or local, should not condone, promote, or reference religion in any manner public or private. The sovereign face of the state should not be distorted by public appeals or recognition of a higher power. The authority and sovereignty of the United States government comes not from any religious divinity, but from the people.
To imply the power derives from a religious divinity, which is all that can be gained from holiday decorations of any sort, warps the very basis of the United States. Now, many will say that the Founders were Christian men, and that American law is derived of Christian values. I would remind them that the Founders were white, land-owning males and according their values, well over half the country would not have the ability to vote or own property.
The state should be impartial, and should derive from the people, not divine right; therefore this holiday season, the decorations should go.
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