The Separation of Church Religion and State.
The Separation of Church Religion and State.
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The Separation of Church Religion and State. The Asian Association of Theological Institutions (TAATI) is a strong believer in the political, legal and Baptist doctrine of Separation of Church and State. The Association affirms that: “There is secular education and there is Religious or Theological education. Secular schools seek secular education, and sacred schools receive sacred accreditation by their own churches and/or other religious Accreditation Agencies. Religious institutions need no secular accreditation because they do not offer secular degrees since secular and religious interests are different and have separate realms of jurisdiction. Secular accreditation agencies in turn are recognized by governmental agencies. They trace their authority back to the capitol of a country like Washington D.C. Religious accrediting agencies are recognized by various religions and Christian jurisdictions which have no supreme central office here on earth, as their authority is founded on spiritual grounds. The State or any civil government is not superior to the Church. The Church does not need approval from the secular world. Civil authorities should not be dictating standards of Christian or any other Religious Theological education, in much the same way as a police officer would not be directing the worship of God. This would be a great hindrance to Spiritual academic freedom. Theological Institutions should not be accredited by accrediting associations that are "recognized" by an agency of the federal government, because it is contrary to the principle of "Separation of Church and State", indicated by Christ when He said, "Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's" (Mark 12:17).”