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| Subject | Date Asked |
| separation of church and state | 10/29/2009 |
| Q: I'm sorry the questions pertain to "separation of church and state." Please let me send another ... A: There is a great deal of difference in people's views on the Constitution and Bill of Rights ... | |
| Founding Fathers | 8/29/2008 |
| Q: Did our founding Fathers really believe in democracy as an effort form of government or wether they ... A: Our founding fathers believed that a democracy would be the best alternative to all other forms of ... | |
| Prayer in school | 7/25/2008 |
| Q: How would you respond to the argument that taking prayer out of the schools leads to incidents like ... A: The goal of taking prayer out of public schools is to get God out of the lives of people..... ... | |
| How is doctrinal defamation Ok?? | 6/6/2008 |
| Q: I am just curious as I am studying law and ethics and found that a certain religion promote and ... A: The purpose of excommunication is not defamation. The purpose of excommunication is to "win back" a ... | |
| Founding Fathers' Statements on Seperation of Church and State | 4/22/2008 |
| Q: Mr. Gade, I am currently enrolled in Pattonville High school and am charged with writing a research ... A: Thomas Jefferson is about the only one who used terms which could be interpreted as "separation of ... | |
| Turn the Radio off! | 1/29/2008 |
| Q: I was listening to my radio which of course was tuned to a local Christian station. An employee came ... A: The First Amendment guarantees your right to freedom of speech and freedom of religion. The only ... | |
| Eclessiastical priviledge or means to an end? | 12/13/2007 |
| Q: THERE SEEMS TO BE NO WAY TO GET ANYWHERE WITH WATCHTOWER OF THE JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES WHERE ... A: According to God's Word, those who are a part of God's kingdom in Christ are to be the final ... | |
Church & State Issues
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Dean Gade
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Expertise
The First Amendment. Early writings of the USA founding fathers. Recent Supreme court rulings on church and state. The meaning of "separation of church and state" given by the Amendment and by the Bible. Knowledge of websites which speak to this matter.
Experience
I am an ordained minister earned degrees: BA, BTh, MDiv and almost thirty years in parish work.
I have also studied the First Amendment and believe that I have a good understanding of what our founding fathers meant by writing it.
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