Does Religion Have A Place in the Government?

From the get-go, I honestly believe that any form of religion shouldn't have cared for the government. The government should not have any law that involves the reason why it was or should be implemented is because of a belief in a religion.

State and church are like a couple that has a difficult time living together but realizes they can't live apart. A married couple doesn't always experience rainbows and ponies. They also experience difficulties. However, even if there is a therapy that involves the process of binding them together again, it isn't always the solution. That is why there are countries that legalize divorce. It's because marriage will always have a problem wherein the two people involved will never work out and it's better for them to part ways. It is a much bigger picture between religion and the government as they follow different paths. Religion will always be based on faith and the Bible, or for other religions, it is named differently, while the government will always follow physical, mental, and sometimes even scientific protocols. For example, the government will never impose a law if someone doesn't believe in the afterlife as this belief is just a theory, but the Bible and many religions believe in it so it's wrong if someone in their organization believes otherwise.

Many centuries have witnessed the suffocating loss of liberty that occurs when the government mandates an official religion. In the Philippines, since Roman Catholicism is the bigger religion, we have to follow the "mandate" of this religion. However, if the Muslim is the bigger religion, we will follow their mandate, like the fact that they are not allowed to eat port. I respect that but if the government will impose a law to not eat pork, it is against my rights. So I don't get the laws that are not implemented because of a bigger religion. It makes me question that these laws are just not "okay" not because of some such reasons but because we are governed by the "bigger" religion.

Governments have a critical responsibility in facilitating religious freedom and promoting the role of religions in societal structure. Protection and safety are always the purposes of the government. As they are the ones responsible for a healthy community, they must always consider what makes the community happy. However, these protections must never involve hate or ignorance. As time went on, we must always make new decisions affecting the improvement of society, whether it is on technology, living status, or mental capability.

Religion and the government has different tracks but still follow the same aim or purpose which is to protect people. However, there should be no connection between the two. There are a lot of countries that recognize the separation of the state and the church, yet we still have laws that involve both of them. In the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, it was stated that "There shall be no law establishing religion enacted by Congress." This implies that the current regime cannot encourage or restrict religious activity at the municipal, state, or federal levels. Individuals are free to proclaim their religious convictions, but the government is not.

Religion that has a statement on the government laws causes more problems than it should resolve. Like the fact that in the Philippines, there is no same-sex marriage. The court dismisses cases filed by individuals legalizing gay marriage since they say that the Philippines has a Family Code wherein marriage should only be between a man and a woman. My take is that marriage should be between two lovers madly in love. They keep banning gay marriage but there are more cases of child marriage that are obviously against human rights as it involves a minor. There are also cases of forced marriages and by far, it still happens.