The 1973 and 1987 Philippine Constitution emphasizes that church and state should be separated. In Articles III, Sec.5 of 1987 Constitution stated that the separation of church and state should be implemented. The state or government cannot dictate the people with regards to religion or cannot instruct them on what and which religious doctrines to believe as well as philosophies. It should be like this, the state or government cannot declare only one official religion to its entire people ruling nor prohibit the practice of other religion as long as the religion does not violate the law of the government. The government cannot also endorse only one religion and then disregard the others. The government violates the “Bill of Rights” if that would be the case. This principle of separating the church and government was seen in the Bible when Jesus Christ said “Render to Caezar the things that are Caezar’s and unto God the things that are God’s”. This principle does not tolerate the church and the state to interfere with each other. But as time passes, separation of church and state is not clear. For so many years now, the church has not been tolerating the wrong activities of the government. The church is vocal against the law of government that is being implemented during the time of late President Marcos, in the case of the Philippines. But instead, the church indulges with certain activities for the benefit of the people. The democracy risen up and the opportunity for freedom reigns. According to chief Justice Earl Warren of the US Supreme Court, the constitution must be balance and must bind together the church and the state’s sovereignty. The dignity of the government must be evaluated and not abused in order for people to respect them who yearns for good, pure intentions of Government ruling over them.
