Church and State

The idea of separation of church and state had been a controversey over the last 100 years.  Only recently has it been believed that church and state have been completley seperated.  This is true for the matter of religion having a direct impact on political matters, but it is not true in other senses.

If we look back, many laws (especially conservative laws), have been put in place based on religious morals.  Back when the laws were made, the church still had a very big role in politics.  This is fine for the time, but to suit our current multi-cultural environment we require laws free of religious moral.  The fact that the morals are probably all of catholic origins, makes it unjust and unacceptable to pin those morals on others of different religions who may disagree with said morals or have different ones.

I find this ironic that our country and many others still have laws in place that do not reflect a churchless state.  In countries we are currently occupying, such as Iraq and Afghanistan, we prosecute the people for having a certain religious affiliation with an organized government.  I find this very hippocritical that we can comfortably tell other nations what is 'right and wrong', just because of what we believe.  Our morals that we were raised with and that, unfortunatley, are laws, may seem ok to us but completley disgusting to people from different religious backgrounds.

Stza

Scott Sturgeon, also known as Stza, is most notably the lead singer of ska-punk band 'Choking Victim'.  He is an active Anarchist, and portrays very strong messages in his songs.  The biggest message he conveys is the imbalance of power in our society.  He is very anti-authoritative and is an activist against police brutality and political corruption.

Although he is associated with being a squatter, drugs, train hopping and multiple arrests, he still has educated countless fans of alternative political views and the disadvantages of living in a capitalist society.  He also shares his experiences with police brutality and unfair treatment to help show people what actually happens behind the scenes in our society.



An example of one of his songs is the song 'Money', from the album 'No Gods, No Masters'.  This song is about how money is unevenly divided in our society and about the huge gap between the rich and poor.  It also is about how money leads to corruption in people, countries and societies in general.

Money: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY7yGEAMfPs

Although he is not exactly a human rights activist, he has still helped people grow more aware of the world around them.

Quote Analysis

" We have learned that we cannot live alone, at peace; that our own well-being is dependent on the well-being of other nations, far away.... We have learned to be citizens of the world, members of the human community." 

- Franklin D. Roosevelt, Former US President, 1945.

Given this statement was made before globalization 3.0 occurred, the knowledge and wisdom displayed in this quote is substantial.  Roosevelt realized that the world is all interconnected and that in order for an individual to thrive another individual must be thriving somewhere else in the world.  He realized that the world is just one big global community, which is very insightful to see before the term was truly defined.