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SecretMethod70 · 06-14-2003, 07:04 AM

The point, dude, is that the significant majority of our founding fathers (all but a couple) did not agree with you in that point.

Take a look at George Washington, just as an example,

"It is the duty of all nations to acknowledge THE Providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and to humbly implore His protection and favor."

I have no problem with people believing that what you say ought to be the case at all, the only point is that that is not what the founding fathers thought, and, were current laws interpreted as the way those who drafted them intended them to be interpreted, there is nothing in law that says such a thing.

It's not a matter of saying that your opinion that government should be completely sterile of religion is necessarily wrong, it's just a simple matter of fact that for it to truly be legally the case (rather than having bastardizations of laws as we have currently), something along the lines of a new constitutional amendment must be written.

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SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	The point, dude, is that the significant majority of our founding fathers (all but a couple) did not agree with you in that point. Take a look at George Washington, just as an example, "It is the duty of all nations to acknowledge THE Providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and to humbly implore His protection and favor." I have no problem with people believing that what you say ought to be the case at all, the only point is that that is not what the founding fathers thought, and, were current laws interpreted as the way those who drafted them intended them to be interpreted, there is nothing in law that says such a thing. It's not a matter of saying that your opinion that government should be completely sterile of religion is necessarily wrong, it's just a simple matter of fact that for it to truly be legally the case (rather than having bastardizations of laws as we have currently), something along the lines of a new constitutional amendment must be written. __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling Last edited by SecretMethod70; 06-14-2003 at 09:23 AM..