----- Original Message ----- From: "William T Goodall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 7:30 PM Subject: Domestic Terrorism: was Great Britain
> > On 27 Feb 2004, at 2:35 pm, Julia Thompson wrote: > > How many of the UK responses were from Northern Ireland? > > > > And how much has the Irish situation influenced the views of those in > > the UK? > > The USA was largely founded by people seeking religious freedom - > freedom from the established Catholic Church of the Old World. This > zealotry is still apparent in the fact that the USA is by far the most > religious of the developed countries. > > Interestingly the demographics are quite clear that the USA will become > a predominantly Catholic nation within the next twenty years. > > Those same fervent cults that left the Old World because they > considered the Pope to be the AntiChrist (or whatever) will remain as > the beleaguered old guard in this new version of America. > > I think they will be blowing things up and generally doing the whole > terrorist thing quite soon. (That was a prediction BTW). If someone > wants to explain why that won't happen... > Well.....they were also escaping the Church of England, and the Luthern church also I think. Other details of those tiffs explain why we have (and had) a separation of church and state over here. I think it was bit more complex than you have postulated. xponent Quakers Sow their Own Oats? Maru rob _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
