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Author Topic:   Separation of Church and State
ramoss
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Message 232 of 305 (327600)
06-29-2006 8:43 PM
Reply to: Message 225 by riVeRraT
06-29-2006 6:27 AM


I see that you are missing the word 'Nature's God' This reflects the deist quality of the people who wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Of course, The Declaration is not a legal document. It is a historical docuement, but it has nothign to do with the laws of the U.S.
Also, prayer is not taken out of school. What is taken out of school is the promotion of religion in school BY THE GOVERNMENT. The school district, and the teachers can not impose their concepts of religion on others. This does not mean that the students can not pray. It means that the school district can not impose religion on the students.

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ramoss
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Message 265 of 305 (328123)
07-01-2006 8:24 PM
Reply to: Message 257 by riVeRraT
07-01-2006 1:13 PM


Re: To clear things up a bit...
Well, the Jewish god is considered 'God the father'. However, with the concept of the Trinity, and the insistance that Jesus was part of that eliminates (IMO) of it being the same god.

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ramoss
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Message 295 of 305 (328440)
07-03-2006 6:20 AM
Reply to: Message 290 by riVeRraT
07-03-2006 12:10 AM


Re: To clear things up a bit...
You know, that is a rather strawman arguement. I know many liberal 'leftist' Christians. I know many liberal Jews. I know a few liberal muslims.
And I also know a few very conservative atheists.
You are trying to equate the 'liberal' philosphy as 'godless', which is a lie. That is something you should be aware of.

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