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filtherton · 03-25-2004, 05:05 PM

I know, i just forgot to use captain winky.

My bad.

I should have also pointed out that the declaration of independence is irrelevant in the context of "under god" in the pledge. Being that none of us know personally any of the ffs it is difficult to say how they might have felt about pledging to a nation under god.

We don't, however, have to resort to speculation to know that current interpretations of the constitution recognize a separation between church and state. I have yet to hear an argument on the matter that convincingly portrays "under god" as anything but violation of that separation.

03-25-2004, 05:05 PM	#52 (permalink)
filtherton Junkie Location: In the land of ice and snow.	I know, i just forgot to use captain winky. My bad. I should have also pointed out that the declaration of independence is irrelevant in the context of "under god" in the pledge. Being that none of us know personally any of the ffs it is difficult to say how they might have felt about pledging to a nation under god. We don't, however, have to resort to speculation to know that current interpretations of the constitution recognize a separation between church and state. I have yet to hear an argument on the matter that convincingly portrays "under god" as anything but violation of that separation.