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"buckeye" |
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23 Jan 2008 05:18:03 AM |
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Sep of C S fraud |
Separation of Church and State' fraud
http://media.www.dailytoreador.com/media/storage/paper870/news/2008/01/16/Opinio\ns/separation.Of.Church.And.State.Fraud-3153285.shtml
Separation of Church and State' fraud
Brian Ridley
Issue date: 1/16/08 Section: Opinions
The term "separation of Church and State" does not appear in the
Constitution or its amendments.
What is actually stated is you have the freedom to choose your own
religion. The government cannot force you to pray to its, or any
other, God.
When the first amendment was written with the freedom of religion, the
founding fathers meant there would be no state-sponsored religion that
people would be forced to join.
But this does not mean Christian principles should not be present in
our society. Christians created this country, and they believed if you
wanted to be a part of this country, you must obey their principles.
It is not forcing you to join their religion, or pray to their God,
but instead to hold yourself to a certain moral decency.
If you do not like the morals set by a government created by
Christians, you have the right to leave the country. Placing the name
"God" on money or in songs and pledges does not force you to believe
in God or pray to him.
It shows that the people who created this country made him a part of
their life, and this country's laws are based on his laws. If this
offends you, too bad; there is no law against being offended. If it
bothers you that much, create your own country, and you can decide how
it runs.
The government is not going to force you to change your religion, but
you must respect the fact that the people who created this country
loved theirs. Housing a statue of the Ten Commandments in a state
building does not go against the Constitution. It is the exact
opposite. It is the use of free speech.
You are not forced to read and obey it, or change your religion to
Christianity merely because of its presence. You will however, respect
the rights of others to have this displayed.
Saying this kind of display is wrong because the building that
displays it was paid for by state funding is incorrect. The government
is not forcing you to give up your freedom to choose a religion by
displaying it.
The Constitution does not say the government cannot and will not
facilitate religious peoples. It does not say things paid for with tax
dollars cannot display anything religious.
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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 · Historical Reality SepChurch&State
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HRSepCnS/
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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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USAF LT. COL (Ret) Buffman (Glen P. Goffin) wrote
"You pilot always into an unknown future;
facts are your only clue. Get the facts!"
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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| User: "Bob LeChevalier" |
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| Title: Re: Sep of C S fraud |
28 Jan 2008 10:42:18 AM |
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Barry OGrady <god_free_jones@yahoo.com> wrote:
On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 06:18:03 -0500, buckeye <buckeyeelo@nospam.net> wrote:
Separation of Church and State' fraud
Brian Ridley
Issue date: 1/16/08 Section: Opinions
What do you call this 16th month?
Today is 28/01/08.
Americans write it 01/28/08
lojbab
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