> On Thu, 26 Dec 2013 09:22:43 -0600 Peter Frederick <psf...@earthlink.net> > wrote: > >> "Congress shall not pass any law establishing a state religion" >> >> The Constitution was set up to protect the PEOPLE from the >> establishment of a state religion like the Church of England. The >> United States is a completely secular nation, we do not use religion >> as part of our government. Period.
On Dec 26, 2013, at 10:25 AM, "Craig" <diese...@pisquared.net> wrote: > I must take strong exception to those statements on several grounds. > > Benjamin Franklin, during a difficult time of the Constitutional > Convention, said... God, I love this list! Where else will you find two Phd's disagreeing on freedom of (or from, depending on your views) religion, but a Mercedes list? :-) Peace and Goodwill to all. Rick Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com