Church and State: two sides of a coin

In Article II "Declaration of Principles and State Policies",the 1987 Philippine Constitution

          Section 6."The separation of Church and State shall be inviolable."

Article III, Section 5 of the Constitution, provides,.
 
           Sec. 5. No law shall be made respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. The free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship, without discrimination or preference, shall forever be allowed. No religious test shall be required for the exercise of civil or political rights.

It is found in the Philippines constitution a provision on the separation of church and state. But as commonsense dictates a clear and strict separation of the two is impossible to achieve because in doing so it will not only cause a national uproar but it will also brake the very fabric of the society's foundation.

The Philippines, dubbed as the fifth largest Christian country. the only Christian nation in Asia. Having 93% of its population Christians. Though Christianity is the most dominant religion present its not the only religion being practiced.

Through out history, even before the Spaniards came in its territory and made it part of its colony. It is said that the early inhabitants of the Philippine islands always believed that there is an unseen being who dominated over every life on earth and that has always manifested in their cultural practices. One of which is the belief of indigenous people in Luzon of a being called “Kabunian” the Christian equivalent of God. They have known of his existences even before the arrival of Christianity in the Philippines and have worshiped him up to now knowing him as God.

Indeed it would be hard to separate religion form government but it can not be ignored that at a point there should be a clear separation of the two. One of which is the determination of how far religion can be infused the the governments practices. to a point that it should not violate the constitutional provision that it should not favor one religion over the others. Another is the determination if certain religions practices are contrary to law. Which is the top priority of the government, to make sure that the order in the society is maintained. Thous the determination of whether certain religious activities can be exempted to the general rule can be don. 

Religion and Government are two sides of a coin the absents of one will render the coin incomplete and thous useless.