Separate Church and State
Keep courthouses free of religion and defend the Constitution.
www.DefConAmeri
http://ga3.org/campaign/defend_google
Fight the Religious Right: Become a Defender
Icon
I am deeply concerned about the vast and growing influence of the religious
right and the threat it poses to our democracy, our children's education,
and our nation's future.
Though I respect people of faith and the right of all Americans to their
personal religious and spiritual beliefs, I am shocked and outraged by the
growing power of the religious right through people and organizations like
James Dobson, Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, the American Family
Association, and Focus on the Family. The religious right is dangerous, and
it must be stopped.
The framers of our Constitution knew what they were doing in keeping the
powers of church and state separate. That separation strengthened our
democracy and made it a model for countries across the world.
Full Petition Text:
I support DefCon: Campaign to Defend the Constitution because the religious
right is wrong:
- Wrong to pursue an agenda that is un-American and threatens the
principles that made this country great.
- Wrong to impose religion on our courts or legal system. Independent
courts, free from political and religious influence, are fundamental to
democracy.
- Wrong to interfere in personal decisions on matters from medical
treatment and pregnancy to lifestyle choices.
- Wrong to teach religious rhetoric in place of scientific fact in public
schools.
- Wrong to let religion stand in the way of scientific and technological
progress that is essential to the country's economic growth and to the
health and education of my family and fellow citizens.
I support what is truly right in America -- a society based on reason,
personal freedom, the rule of law and the freedom to worship according to
one's faith and beliefs.
Signed by:
[Your name]
[Your address]
***************************************************************
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]
***************************************************************
.. . . 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)
.. . .
****************************************************************
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.
*****************************************************************
THE CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLE:
SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE
http://members.tripod.com/~candst/index.html
****************************************************************
.
|
