The faith of unbelievers

Liberals, particularly those of the far left, love to invoke the phrase "separation of church and state" to attempt to deny Americans their right to publicly express their faith, and Christmastime is open season.

They invoke these words even though the phrase is found nowhere in our Constitution, Declaration of Independence or Bill of Rights. Some really inventive far lefties will even cite the problems associated with Islamic fundamentalism intertwined in Middle Eastern governments to support their case against including any religious doctrine in the public square.

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Granted, Islamic fascism is indeed a serious problem in this world. However, what we are neglecting to realize is that the far left-wing brand of non-religion is itself a religion. Liberals want no references to God in our schools or on the steps of our courthouse buildings. This is nothing more than a public acknowledgement that God does not exist. This public acknowledgement is in essence a statement of faith, the faith we know as atheism.

But wait, you say. Atheism is a no-faith belief, because according to it, God does not exist.

However, atheism is very much a faith-based doctrine. Think about it: It takes a great deal of faith to believe that God does not exist. In fact, the basics of science will explain that proving a negative is essentially impossible. The reason for this is that to prove something does not exist, one must first identify everything that does exist. How enlightened and devout are those who cannot possibly prove everything that does exist, and so choose to rely entirely on their faith in the non-existence of God.

Well, perhaps not entirely upon their faith; they have cultural, traditional and ritualistic outlets for practicing their religion, just as Christians do. Under the umbrella of the atheistic faith lies a myriad of denominations: the churches of agnosticism, secular humanism, neopaganism and the socialist worship of Hillary Rodham Clinton, to name a few. Furthermore, it is important to recognize that followers of such even have a church service they can attend every day at 4 p.m. Eastern on ABC called "The Oprah Winfrey Show," whereby likeminded congregants gather to worship themselves, chanting their official mantra, "I believe in me." (Note: Members of pagan sub-denominations, such as those who worship the gods of Baal and Mammon – sex and money – tend to lean toward the churches of MTV and VH1.)

The bottom line is this: When left-wing zealots say they want to "remove religion" from the public arena, it is important to understand the fallacy in such a statement. This Christmas season, when the far lefties start to complain about Christmas carols being sung in public schools, or about "our Creator" in the Declaration of Independence, or about the Ten Commandments posted in front of a courthouse, it is important to make this distinction very clear: They are in fact attempting to replace one set of faith-based beliefs with another.

This brings us back to the ubiquitous phrase, "separation of church and state." For those who don't know (presumably because they weren't taught in government schools), the "separation of church and state" has nothing to do with banning individuals expressing their faith in the public square, or with displaying the Ten Commandments (which, incidentally, happen to be etched in the walls of the U.S. Supreme Court itself). The phrase merely refers to a comment Thomas Jefferson was making in a letter to the Danbury Baptist Association of Connecticut in 1802. There was concern about repeating British mistakes, where the Church of England was the only legal denomination. Jefferson wanted to spare future generations, not from Christianity, but from one official national denomination. To accurately invoke the phrase "separation of church and state," the ACLU and other far left-wing groups would have to be protesting something like a congressionally enacted United States Episcopal Church (all other denominations subject to imprisonment and/or heavy fines).

Jefferson's call for a "separation of church and state" was never meant to prevent people of faith from expressing their religious views in public. If it were, he would probably have termed it the "separation of faith and state," which is something altogether different than having a single state-sanctioned church.

Ironically, it is the left-wing religious zealots who seek to impose their state-sanctioned brand of religion upon everyone, attempting to make all other faiths illegal in the public square. Just like the rulers imposing the Anglican Church upon the English people, secular humanists in America today themselves violate the Establishment Clause.

As we prepare to celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, let us remember the faith of those who believe that He does not exist and be praying for a conversion of a truly religious kind.

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Rebecca D. Feldman is a mother of two and a freelance writer.