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11 Apr 2006 05:15:49 AM |
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Concealed gun law a violation of church/state? |
Concealed gun law a violation of church/state?
http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2006/04/concealed_gun_l.html
The Wichita Eagle - Wichita,KS,USA
The Eagle editorial board received an interesting letter from a Kansas
pastor upset about the state’s new concealed-carry gun law. His complaint
is that churches are among the places where concealed guns aren’t allowed.
He seems to support letting churchgoers bring guns: “History shows us
that when shootings take place in a church, it is by people that come off
the street and start shooting. If this law stands, then it will make it
illegal for ‘religious’ people to defend themselves.”
But his main objection is a separation of church and state: “The state
has no right to determine what and who can go into a church; this is a
decision of the church. If this law stands, then it will give the
government a crack in which they can invade the church.”
And besides, the offerings are sure to increase if you know the preacher
is packing.
Posted by Phillip Brownlee
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You are invited to check out the following:
The Rise of the Theocratic States of America
http://members.tripod.com/~candst/theocracy.htm
American Theocrats - Past and Present
http://members.tripod.com/~candst/theocrats.htm
The Constitutional Principle: Separation of Church and State
http://members.tripod.com/~candst/index.html
[and to join the discussion group for the above site and/or Separation of
Church and State in general, listed below]
HRSepCnS · Hampton Roads [Virginia] SepChurch&State
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HRSepCnS/
[Its not just Hampton Roads folks who are members, there are members from
all over the US and a couple from overseas as well]
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.. . . You can't understand a phrase such as "Congress shall make no law
respecting an establishment of religion" by syllogistic reasoning. Words
take their meaning from social as well as textual contexts, which is why "a
page of history is worth a volume of logic." New York Trust Co. v. Eisner,
256 U.S. 345, 349, 41 S.Ct. 506, 507, 65 L.Ed. 963 (1921) (Holmes, J.).
Sherman v. Community Consol. Dist. 21, 980 F.2d 437, 445 (7th Cir. 1992)
.. . .
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"You pilot always into an unknown future;
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That philosophy 'snipit' helped to get me, and my crew, through a good
many combat missions and far too many scary, inflight, emergencies.
It has also played a significant role in helping me to expose the
plethora of radical Christian propaganda and lies that we find at
almost every media turn.
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THE CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLE:
SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE
http://members.tripod.com/~candst/index.html
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