Re: Separation of Church and State?



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Topic: Religions > Atheism
User: ""
Date: 22 Oct 2003 02:53:11 PM
Object: Re: Separation of Church and State?
"Jeff Strickland" <beerman@yahoo.com> wrote:

:|
:|> > I only looked at Preambles.
:|>
:|> To what end?
:|>
:|> Why?
:|>
:|> For what purpose?
:|>
:|
:|I was looking for States that made passing reference to God in their
:|Preambles. That's all.
:|
:|It seems that each and every state that actually has a Preamble that I could
:|find, save Tennessee, makes reference to God, Supreme Ruler of the Universe,
:|Higher Power, and other similar such diety when they lay the outline of
:|their purpose of forming the legal base of their particular state. Each and
:|every state with a Preamble, except Tennessee, derives its power from God,
:|or similar such diety.

So you are trying to claim in a round about sneaky way that each of these
state constitutions are saying the source of the laws of that state is God?

:|
:|PS
:|You guys from Tennessee, I am not dissing you or judging you. All I am
:|saying is that I found your Preamble, and it is the only state with a
:|Preamble that does not mention God, or any other form of higher power. I
:|don't care one way of the other, it is just a fact that I found. I would be
:|pleased if you could post your Preamble and correct my mistake, if I have
:|made one.

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