Re: Assaults on the England language

[Gene Garman]

The quibble over language in this string: If any of you want to see use of "Xn" in a sentence written by the "Father of the Constitution" you may click on the following link:
http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/amendI . Regardless, every one of you should read James Madison's entire essay, "Monopolies, Perpetuities, Corporations, Ecclesiastical Endowments." It is undated, but commonly dated after Madison's leaving the Presidency (ca. 1817). It routinely gets ignored by Supreme Court Justices and opponents of "separation between Religion and Government" ("Detached Memoranda, William and Mary Quarterly, 3:555).

A wording which I find less acceptable is "Judeo-Christian." There is no such thing as a Judeo-Christian. Jews are not Christians, and Christians are not Jews. I apologize for not being a part of earlier discussion.

Gene Garman, M.Div.
America's Real Religion
americasrealreligion.org



Richard Dougherty wrote:

I agree entirely with Mark Graber; we have had fruitful discussions in the past about the use of terms such as "Judeo-Christian" and "totalitarian," and I think Rick's addition of terms such as fundamentalist and homophobic, as well as anti-choice or
anti-abortion might be thrown in the mix.
Richard Dougherty

Mark Graber wrote:

  

I suppose the best solution is that we all use the words we believe best
convey our meanings, keeping in mind the virtues of civility on this
list.  Others may challenge our usages, and we then deciding whether to
accept amendments.

MAG
    

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