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Originally Posted by Mojo_PeiPei
I was merely trying to point out from a historical perspective, that "God" has a place in this country.
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but not as a state religion
"separation of Church and State" is an importand principle.
History, I believe, furnishes no example of a priest-ridden people maintaining a free civil government
Jefferson in a letter to Alexander von Humboldt (Dec. 6, 1813)
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"It seems to me that the idea of a personal God is an anthropological concept which I cannot take seriously. I also cannot imagine some will or goal outside the human sphere. Science has been charged with undermining morality, but the charge is unjust. A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties and needs; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death
— Albert Einstein
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