RE: 2nd Amendment (Was: Speaking of church and state)

2004-07-06 Thread Nick McClure
: 2nd Amendment (Was: Speaking of church and state) " (b) It shall be unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector to sell or deliver - (1) any firearm or ammunition to any individual who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe is

RE: 2nd Amendment (Was: Speaking of church and state)

2004-07-06 Thread loathe
your link. Tim   -Original Message-   From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]   Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 10:54 AM   To: CF-Community   Subject: RE: 2nd Amendment (Was: Speaking of church and state)   Which federal law prohibits the sale to minors?   THE GUN CONTROL ACT OF 1968 o

RE: 2nd Amendment (Was: Speaking of church and state)

2004-07-06 Thread loathe
ally is my religion :)   >   > Tim   >   >   -Original Message-   >   From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]   >   Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 10:37 AM   >   To: CF-Community   >   Subject: Re: 2nd Amendment (Was: Speaking of church and state)   >   >   Please no ar

RE: 2nd Amendment (Was: Speaking of church and state)

2004-07-06 Thread Nick McClure
f.htm What other federal gun laws are there?   _   From: loathe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 11:34 AM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: 2nd Amendment (Was: Speaking of church and state) No a 16 year old can't.  Federal law prohibits that sale to minors.  The y

Re: 2nd Amendment (Was: Speaking of church and state)

2004-07-06 Thread Larry C. Lyons
; >   -Original Message- >   From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >   Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 10:37 AM >   To: CF-Community >   Subject: Re: 2nd Amendment (Was: Speaking of church and state) > >   Please no arguments on religion. > >   larry

RE: 2nd Amendment (Was: Speaking of church and state)

2004-07-06 Thread loathe
It's funny, government basically is my religion :) Tim   -Original Message-   From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]   Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 10:37 AM   To: CF-Community   Subject: Re: 2nd Amendment (Was: Speaking of church and state)   Please no arguments on rel

Re: 2nd Amendment (Was: Speaking of church and state)

2004-07-06 Thread Larry C. Lyons
tp://www.bradycampaign.org/legislation/state/viewstate.php?st=ky > >   _ > > From: loathe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 10:55 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: 2nd Amendment (Was: Speaking of church and state) > > Amendment I > Congress shall

RE: 2nd Amendment (Was: Speaking of church and state)

2004-07-06 Thread loathe
OTECTED]   Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 10:26 AM   To: CF-Community   Subject: RE: 2nd Amendment (Was: Speaking of church and state)   I agree, however, the federal government has few laws on these matters, only   getting in to the realm of assault and military grade weapons.   In Kentucky for instan

RE: 2nd Amendment (Was: Speaking of church and state)

2004-07-06 Thread Nick McClure
: 2nd Amendment (Was: Speaking of church and state) Amendment I Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the gover

RE: 2nd Amendment (Was: Speaking of church and state)

2004-07-06 Thread loathe
unity   Subject: 2nd Amendment (Was: Speaking of church and state)   Well, in what way are we more flexible about the 2nd amendment.     _   From: loathe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]   Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 9:07 PM   To: CF-Community   Subject: RE: Speaking of church and state   Sha

2nd Amendment (Was: Speaking of church and state)

2004-07-06 Thread Nick McClure
Well, in what way are we more flexible about the 2nd amendment.   _   From: loathe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 9:07 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Speaking of church and state Shall we take it a step further into the 2nd amendment argument? This is one of the

RE: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-06 Thread Nick McClure
2, 2004 9:14 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Speaking of church and state God in this case being the generic creator.  Remember that even though specific religions were being debated when this nation was founded, it was still mainly assumed that we were created.  God as creator is mentioned in

Re: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-03 Thread Larry C. Lyons
t; you looks like :) > > Tim > >   -Original Message- >   From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >   Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2004 10:03 PM >   To: CF-Community >   Subject: Re: Speaking of church and state > >   NO I don't want to clean up after t

RE: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-03 Thread loathe
As much hair as you have on your face, I shudder to think what the rest of you looks like :) Tim   -Original Message-   From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]   Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2004 10:03 PM   To: CF-Community   Subject: Re: Speaking of church and state   NO I don&#

Re: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-03 Thread Larry C. Lyons
. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 4:40 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: Speaking of church and state > > > > Then those people from that baptist church down the street certain > > have been suggesting quite loudly. I've st

RE: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-03 Thread Marlon Moyer
Just answer the door nude.  That should take care of it. > -Original Message- > From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 4:40 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Speaking of church and state > > Then those people from that ba

Re: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-03 Thread dana tierney
From: Larry C. Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2004 23:05:03 -0400 Subject: Re: Speaking of church and state To: CF-Community <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Think of it Dana, that decision means that any non-custodial parent now cannot sue on behalf of their kid. You can stretch the d

Re: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-03 Thread dana tierney
2004 2:47 PM   To: CF-Community   Subject: RE: Speaking of church and state   Whether the Pledge is prayer is still being debated.   how can that be debated...it's not prayer :)   -Original Message-   From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]   Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 2:37 PM   To:

Re: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Larry C. Lyons
ailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >   Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 5:20 PM >   To: CF-Community >   Subject: Re: Speaking of church and state > >   On the one occasion a "witnessing" Bible thumper made the mistake of >   chasing me, I found that singing the following to mysel

Re: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Think of it Dana, that decision means that any non-custodial parent now cannot sue on behalf of their kid. You can stretch the decision a bit and possibly remove all rights from non-custodial parents. larry On Fri, 2 Jul 2004 18:32:04 -0600, dana tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > yeah, really.

RE: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread loathe
One word: LaRouche Tim   -Original Message-   From: Ben Doom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]   Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 5:20 PM   To: CF-Community   Subject: Re: Speaking of church and state   On the one occasion a "witnessing" Bible thumper made the mistake of   chasing me, I

RE: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread loathe
[loathe] > Why cannot a Shi'ite Muslim pledge allegiance to a country who grants equal [loathe] > rights to Sunnis and Kurds? Because the fatwas say that they must kill the non-believers, or take them slave and loot their belongings. Seriously the differences between forms of Islam are just as vi

RE: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread loathe
constitution.  Simply saying the word god is not the same as forming a state religion. Tim   -Original Message-   From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]   Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 2:20 PM   To: CF-Community   Subject: RE: Speaking of church and state   It claims that this nation is

RE: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread loathe
Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]   Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 1:31 PM   To: CF-Community   Subject: Re: Speaking of church and state   On Fri, 2 Jul 2004 14:16:45 -0400, Monique Boea   <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:   >   > but the fact that people think it to mean that congress cannot m

Re: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread dana tierney
yeah, really. On Fri, 2 Jul 2004 15:31:57 -0400, Larry C. Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >  But by doing that that decision > opens up all sorts of other problems in divorce and child custody law. [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donat

Re: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread dana tierney
ls? > > > > > > > > -Original Message----- > > From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 2:19 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: Speaking of church and state > > > > Prayer in schools

Re: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread dana tierney
02 Jul 2004 13:48:52 -0700 Subject: Re: Speaking of church and state To: CF-Community <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> If you come up to me and start talking about your religion and I didn't ask you to, you are "pushing" your religion on me. most assuredly. and I push back, fair is fai

Re: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Ben Doom
On the one occasion a "witnessing" Bible thumper made the mistake of chasing me, I found that singing the following to myself got rid of him quickly: Satan loves me, This I know, For the Voices Tell me so Sometime, ask me about the socialist pamphleteer who made the mistake of askimg me wh

Re: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Larry C. Lyons
ne. > > (maybe) > > -Original Message- > From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 4:33 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Speaking of church and state > > Maybe no one on this list, but I often get woken up way too early on &g

Re: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Doug White
Why cannot a Shi'ite Muslim pledge allegiance to a country who grants equal rights to Sunnis and Kurds? From: Marwan Saidi   Subject: RE: Speaking of church and state   Uhhh, WTF?   Go back because they don't believe in one god? What if they were born here?   What if that's their

Re: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Ben Doom
Based on that philosophy, the Native Americans should kick all us monotheistic newcomers out.  Right?  Right?!? --BenD Doug White wrote: > - Original Message - > >   But the phrase Under God is an implicit state endorsement of a >   monotheistic religion. That discriminates against thos

Re: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread William H Bowen
Given Dougs usual stances I think he was making with the joking... Perhaps to poke fun at the "love it or leave it" crowd Marwan Saidi wrote: > Uhhh, WTF? > Go back because they don't believe in one god? What if they were born > here? > What if that's their (constitutionally protected) choice?

RE: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Marwan Saidi
5:05 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Speaking of church and state - Original Message -   But the phrase Under God is an implicit state endorsement of a   monotheistic religion. That discriminates against those who worship   more than one god, or those who do not worship any deity.

Re: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Doug White
- Original Message -   But the phrase Under God is an implicit state endorsement of a   monotheistic religion. That discriminates against those who worship   more than one god, or those who do not worship any deity.   Perhaps it is time for those you describe to leave the country and go

Re: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread William H Bowen
If you come up to me and start talking about your religion and I didn't ask you to, you are "pushing" your religion on me. most assuredly. and I push back, fair is fair after all, right? I find that when I do, most of them go away. The few that don't get the Anton LeVay (i think I remembered to

RE: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Monique Boea
Well guys have a good time celebrating our freedom this weekend stay safe -Original Message- From: William H Bowen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 4:32 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Speaking of church and state well, a few do. > I don't think anyone d

RE: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Monique Boea
"Witnessing" as church folk call it, is not pushing a religion. It is "suggesting" one. (maybe) -Original Message- From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 4:33 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Speaking of church and state Maybe no o

RE: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Monique Boea
I meant on this list :) -Original Message- From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 4:32 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Speaking of church and state Sure, many people believe they have a responsibility to attempt to convert people to a particular

Re: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread William H Bowen
well, a few do. > I don't think anyone disagrees with the fact that pushing a religion on > anyone is wrong -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just be unacceptable." -- Carrie Fisher [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe]

RE: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Jerry Johnson
Maybe no one on this list, but I often get woken up way too early on Saturday mornings by people who don't quite agree. Jerry Johnson >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/02/04 04:14PM >>> I don't think anyone disagrees with the fact that pushing a religion on anyone is wrong [Todays Threads] [This Messag

Re: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Kevin Graeme
TECTED] > Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 2:25 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Speaking of church and state > > > Quoting the quote from Kevin the doctrine was adopted from Jefferson's > letter of > 1802 > > In Danbury, CT there was a Congregationalist church that

RE: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Nick McClure
.   _   From: Monique Boea [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 4:14 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Speaking of church and state I don't think anyone disagrees with the fact that pushing a religion on anyone is wrong :) [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription]

RE: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Monique Boea
I don't think anyone disagrees with the fact that pushing a religion on anyone is wrong :) -Original Message- From: Ben Doom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 4:02 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Speaking of church and state Monique Boea wrote: > I t

RE: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Tony Weeg
visit www.antiwrap.com to send long url emails to your friends! -- dont mistake my perfection as arrogance anonymous -Original Message- From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 4:02 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Speaking of church and state Basically. Is

Re: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Ben Doom
I'm going to regret this, but And the real issues are? --BenD Maureen wrote: > Exactly.   The whole brohaha with the 10 commandments, the pledge, the > confederate flag,  etc are distractions used to avoid public notice of > the real issues. > > Maur [Todays Threads] [This Message] [S

Re: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread William H Bowen
like whether Clinton is a philandering bastard? ;-) Maureen wrote: > Exactly.   The whole brohaha with the 10 commandments, the pledge, the > confederate flag,  etc are distractions used to avoid public notice of > the real issues. -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; an

Re: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Ben Doom
Monique Boea wrote: > I think the whole 10 commandments issue is trivial. > When I go to a courthouse, I really could care less what is displayed. > I don't even pay attention to what is on the walls, etc. Personally, I'm not that upset about them in courthouses.  Typically, if you're in a courth

RE: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Nick McClure
Jefferson didn't write the Virginia Bill of Rights James Mason did.   _   From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 3:21 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Speaking of church and state Both John Adams and Thomas Jefferson discussed separation of churc

Re: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Maureen
and if I need to read the 10COM I go to the bible. There are a lot more important things to fight about. -Original Message- From: Ben Doom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 3:19 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Speaking of church and state I would argue th

Re: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Ian, You develop one of those, and in one year you will be richer than Bill Gates because the program will be that popular. larry On Fri, 2 Jul 2004 12:33:43 -0700, Ian Skinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't need a spell checker, I need a "this is what you meant to type idiot" checker.

RE: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Ian Skinner
I find it interesting that "Under God" did not appear in the pledge until 1954.  Is it really that much of a tradition then?  50 years not I guess, but the original pledge is 110 years old.  What was wrong with it? I pledge allegiance to my Flag, and to the Republic for which it stands:  one N

Re: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Larry C. Lyons
erential treatment over any other document > religious or otherwise. > >   _ > > From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 2:19 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Speaking of church and state > > > Prayer in schools is i

RE: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Monique Boea
a lot more important things to fight about. -Original Message- From: Ben Doom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 3:19 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Speaking of church and state I would argue that placing the 10 Commandments on government property without the assum

RE: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Nick McClure
best thing to do is to remove the religious references.   _   From: Ben Doom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 3:19 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Speaking of church and state I would argue that placing the 10 Commandments on government property without the assumption th

RE: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Ian Skinner
And that is exactly the root of the recent hullabaloo in an Alabama court house.  The where given preferential treatment, the judge who had the display moved in during the night would not allow other religion's to display anything along with the 10 Commandments.  So pretty straight forward in my mi

Re: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Larry C. Lyons
EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 2:37 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Speaking of church and state > > As I said, prayer IS legal in public schools. MANDATED prayer is what > is illegal. That was decided by the Supreme Court in the 1960s. > Whether the Pledge is

RE: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Tony Weeg
-Original Message- From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 3:26 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Speaking of church and state Would you consider it being forced to listen if your child was sitting next to the child saying the prayer? Many have argued that this is

Re: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Kevin Graeme
Friday, July 02, 2004 2:37 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Speaking of church and state > > As I said, prayer IS legal in public schools. MANDATED prayer is what > is illegal. That was decided by the Supreme Court in the 1960s. > Whether the Pledge is prayer is still being de

Re: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Larry C. Lyons
ls. > > It's not the place for religion > > If you want your kids to prayer in school, send them to private. > > -Original Message- > From: Marwan Saidi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 2:25 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Sp

RE: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Monique Boea
of course not. -Original Message- From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 3:11 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Speaking of church and state Should your child be forbidden to say a blessing of his food before eating?   _   From: Monique Boea

RE: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Nick McClure
PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 3:10 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Speaking of church and state nope, but the other kids shouldn't be: 1. forced to listen to it 2. forced to follow along that's it. [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [Use

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2004-07-02 Thread Nick McClure
Agreed   _   From: Ian Skinner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 3:10 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Speaking of church and state I think items like the 10 Commandments can be shown as historical documents, so long as they are not given preferential treatment over any

Re: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Both John Adams and Thomas Jefferson discussed separation of church and state using those words. Jefferson's various letters to constituants and to several churches emphasized those points. Moreover he was very specific when he wrote the Virginia Bill of Right about the separation. larry On Fri,

RE: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Marwan Saidi
2:54 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Speaking of church and state I hope you don't mind, but I am going to steal a couple of your answers for my own faq on this subject. You very clearly laid open the arguments. Thanks Jerry Johnson >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/02/04 02:25PM >>> N

Re: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Ben Doom
I would argue that placing the 10 Commandments on government property without the assumption that we need to place the 8-fold path, etc. there, too, is inherently giving preferential treatment for Christianity. Further, by classifying the 10 Commandments as a "historical document" you open the

RE: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Nick McClure
church and state Whether the Pledge is prayer is still being debated. how can that be debated...it's not prayer :) -Original Message- From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 2:37 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Speaking of church and state As I

RE: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Marwan Saidi
pentagram or some such alongside the ten commandments... -Original Message- From: Ian Skinner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 2:31 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Speaking of church and state Exactly, what about the various Native American religions, Shintism

RE: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Tony Weeg
! -- dont mistake my perfection as arrogance anonymous -Original Message- From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 3:11 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Speaking of church and state Should your child be forbidden to say a blessing of his food bef

RE: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Ian Skinner
I think items like the 10 Commandments can be shown as historical documents, so long as they are not given preferential treatment over any other document religious or otherwise. And that is exactly the root of the recent hullabaloo in an Alabama court house.  The where given preferential treatme

RE: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Nick McClure
Should your child be forbidden to say a blessing of his food before eating?   _   From: Monique Boea [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 2:27 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Speaking of church and state I send my son to school to learn not to pray [Todays Threads

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2004-07-02 Thread Nick McClure
-Community Subject: Re: Speaking of church and state Quoting the quote from Kevin the doctrine was adopted from Jefferson's letter of 1802 In Danbury, CT there was a Congregationalist church that was using the State government to levy taxes on all people in the town to pay for the church. The Ba

RE: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Monique Boea
agreed. -Original Message- From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 2:54 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Speaking of church and state I hope you don't mind, but I am going to steal a couple of your answers for my own faq on this subject. You

RE: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Marwan Saidi
Message- From: Ian Skinner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 2:31 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Speaking of church and state Exactly, what about the various Native American religions, Shintism(?), druidism and many others?  It is not a simple question

RE: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Nick McClure
were specifically delegated he thought it wouldn't be an issue. However he did feel that it was required to gain the support of the common man.   _   From: Doug White [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 2:25 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Speaking of church and state Q

RE: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Nick McClure
ligion was specifically forbidden.   _   From: Marwan Saidi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 2:25 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Speaking of church and state Not necessarily. The clause (...  shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion) can be viewed two ways:

RE: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Nick McClure
.   _   From: Monique Boea [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 2:21 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Speaking of church and state I don't think it always has been We said the lords prayer along with the pledge in school It was illegal then? Actually I went to private s

RE: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Jerry Johnson
I hope you don't mind, but I am going to steal a couple of your answers for my own faq on this subject. You very clearly laid open the arguments. Thanks Jerry Johnson >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/02/04 02:25PM >>> Not necessarily. The clause (...  shall make no law respecting an establishment of rel

RE: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Nick McClure
Subject: Re: Speaking of church and state Prayer in schools is indeed legal. It always has been, and should be. However, schools cannot  _mandate_ prayer because that would be "regarding an establishment of religion". Same with the ten commandments. Posting them on government propert

RE: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Monique Boea
Whether the Pledge is prayer is still being debated. how can that be debated...it's not prayer :) -Original Message- From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 2:37 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Speaking of church and state As I said, prayer IS

RE: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Monique Boea
Oh, sorry I misread it -Original Message- From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 2:37 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Speaking of church and state As I said, prayer IS legal in public schools. MANDATED prayer is what is illegal. That was decided by

RE: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Nick McClure
lto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 2:17 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Speaking of church and state but the fact that people think it to mean that congress cannot make any laws regarding religion is a misinterpretation [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast U

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2004-07-02 Thread Kevin Graeme
gt; -Original Message- > From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 2:19 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Speaking of church and state > > Prayer in schools is indeed legal. It always has been, and should be. > However, schools cannot  

Re: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Kevin Graeme
On Fri, 2 Jul 2004 14:16:45 -0400, Monique Boea <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > but the fact that people think it to mean that congress cannot make any laws > regarding religion is a misinterpretation "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exer

RE: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Ian Skinner
Exactly, what about the various Native American religions, Shintism(?), druidism and many others?  It is not a simple question. Perhaps not, but the question is more complex. Imagine if you were to put a triptych in a courthouse with scenes from the Christian Bible, the J

RE: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Monique Boea
I send my son to school to learn not to pray -Original Message- From: Marwan Saidi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 2:25 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Speaking of church and state Not necessarily. The clause (...  shall make no law respecting an establishment of

RE: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Monique Boea
o: CF-Community Subject: RE: Speaking of church and state Not necessarily. The clause (...  shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion) can be viewed two ways: 1. Using establishment as a verb. This interpretation is that congress cannot make a law that establishes a religion 2.

Re: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Doug White
coined that phrase. It's not part of the document, but it's canon.   - Original Message -   From: Monique Boea   To: CF-Community   Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 1:05 PM   Subject: RE: Speaking of church and state   where is this "doctrine of separation of church and sta

RE: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Monique Boea
So remove them all? Makes sense to me. -Original Message- From: Marwan Saidi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 2:21 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Speaking of church and state Perhaps not, but the question is more complex. Imagine if you were to put a triptych

RE: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Marwan Saidi
:17 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Speaking of church and state but the fact that people think it to mean that congress cannot make any laws regarding religion is a misinterpretation -Original Message- From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 2:11 PM To

RE: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Monique Boea
ailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 2:19 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Speaking of church and state Prayer in schools is indeed legal. It always has been, and should be. However, schools cannot  _mandate_ prayer because that would be "regarding an establishment of religion&q

RE: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Marwan Saidi
2004 2:12 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Speaking of church and state Those who offer an intelligent challenge to the ten commandments being displayed in "public" places (better to say government facilities, i.e. the courthouse in Alabama) do not necessarily object to their display. They

RE: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread John Stanley
ooohhhI want one from those Heavens Gate cult guys too... -Original Message- From: Monique Boea [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 2:15 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Speaking of church and state An excerpt from the Koran and the Jewish "bible" (not s

Re: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Kevin Graeme
Prayer in schools is indeed legal. It always has been, and should be. However, schools cannot  _mandate_ prayer because that would be "regarding an establishment of religion". Same with the ten commandments. Posting them on government property would be establishing a state religion AND preventing t

RE: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Monique Boea
but the fact that people think it to mean that congress cannot make any laws regarding religion is a misinterpretation -Original Message- From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 2:11 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Speaking of church and state On Fri, 2

RE: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Monique Boea
mmunity Subject: RE: Speaking of church and state Those who offer an intelligent challenge to the ten commandments being displayed in "public" places (better to say government facilities, i.e. the courthouse in Alabama) do not necessarily object to their display. They do, however, reques

RE: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Monique Boea
right. And that makes sense, even to a Christian :) -Original Message- From: Marwan Saidi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 2:12 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Speaking of church and state Those who offer an intelligent challenge to the ten commandments being

Re: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Kevin Graeme
On Fri, 2 Jul 2004 13:59:23 -0400, Monique Boea <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks! That was their exact argument. > > Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment > of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof > >   > But I had never gave it a thought until someone challeng

RE: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Marwan Saidi
avoring one religion over all others, which is where the problem lied. -Original Message- From: Monique Boea [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 2:01 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Speaking of church and state this is what some people use in the removal of  the ten comm

RE: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Monique Boea
where is this "doctrine of separation of church and state"? are you saying it is "understood" -Original Message- From: Doug White [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 2:03 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Speaking of church and state You are

RE: Speaking of church and state

2004-07-02 Thread Marwan Saidi
+1 - Good Stuff John. -Original Message- From: John Stanley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 1:58 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Speaking of church and state as an aside: if I have to keep my laws off of your body then you have to keep your god off of my money

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