Yet Obama's questionaire to job applicants for his administration is not so different in intent from Test and Tolerance Act and includes the family as well. NYTimes 11-13-08
On Nov 12, 6:26�am, margareth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The constitution also guarantees freedom from religion. (in many > 'languages �'of and from' are the same word) �In the eighteenth > century that was a big deal as most European nations had official > religions, as practiced by the monarch. In Spain, the only legal > religion was Catholicism. �In the UK, the Test and Tolerance Act was > in effect until 1835, which made the Church of England the official > religion of the UK, It provided that only Anglicans could hold public > office, and only the Anglican clergy could baptise, and marry Britons. > Catholics were barred. > If you check the Constitution Act of 1794, which created the British > colonies of Upper and Lower Canada, �Guy Carleton (Lord Dorchester) > believed that the lack of a gentry, and the lack of a state religion, > had lead to the sedition in the American colonies excluding Quebec. > For examples of how a state religion works, the Taliban had one > establised in Afghanistan in 2003. The Islamic Republic of Iran, is > also an example of a Theorcracy. �Then of course there is the Kingdom > of Saudi Arabia where access to the countries resources is largely > restricted ot a single family. > The framers of the US Constitution did know what they were doing, at a > time when almost every American was a believer, and most were > Christian. > > On Nov 12, 7:04�am, "mike [move on] 532" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > it also says we need to separate religion and government > > > On Nov 12, 6:53�am, mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > try reading the constitution just one time. �you will find that peskt > > > 1st amendment that provides for the freedom of religion. �all > > > religions. �I realize libs, and nobama will try and rewrite the > > > constitution in their pagan image, but as of now it allows for freedom > > > of religion. > > > > On Nov 12, 5:05 am, "mike [move on] 532" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > > So who defines ethical behavior these days? > > > > good question ! i don't believe we a religious cleric �or evangelical > > > > fanatic setting governmental policy for the country . > > > > On Nov 12, 4:46 am, rigsy03 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > So who defines ethical behavior these days? Aristotle was a good > > > >ading the constitution just one time. > beginning- pre-Jesus. > > > > > > On Nov 12, 2:40 am, "mike [move on] 532" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Keep Religion Personal, Not Political > > > > > > --http://www.buzzflash.com/articles/Davidow/59 > > > > > > People really have to stop referring to this country as a Christian > > > > > > nation. The founders took great pains to avoid incorporating > > > > > > religious > > > > > > references into the Constitution, even going so far as to state > > > > > > plainly that no religious test should ever be considered a > > > > > > prerequisite for holding office. Somewhere along the line things > > > > > > have > > > > > > gone way off track, as conservative groups assume they have a right > > > > > > to > > > > > > define the country's core values and to dictate acceptable behavior > > > > > > for everyone else.- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
