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*Subject:* RE: Lofton / Falwell Not Preacher He SHOULD Have Been
Fair enough; if we want open season on whether, for instance, Justice
Blackmun's votes on abortion -- or for that matter the Establishment
Clause -- were sinful and sad, and other list members are fine with
tha
In a message dated 5/17/2007 7:10:24 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I think Eugene and others are right that evaluations of conduct as sinful
and sad don’t contribute anything useful to list discussions. Many members of
this list approach even doctrinal issues fro
hursday, May 17, 2007 2:50 PM
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Subject: RE: Lofton / Falwell Not Preacher He SHOULD Have Been
Fair enough; if we want open season on whether, for instance,
Justice Blackmun's votes on abortion -- or for that matter the
Establishment Clause -- were sinful and
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Subject: RE: Lofton / Falwell Not Preacher He SHOULD Have Been
When a major figure in American constitutional
politics--concerning the First Amendment--dies, we are in a position to
evaluate his
When a major figure in American constitutional politics--concerning the First
Amendment--dies, we are in a position to evaluate his completed life in all its
aspects and therefore assess just what his final impact on American society
was. In my view, debating whether we should draw a line distin
e: Lofton / Falwell Not Preacher He SHOULD Have Been
One of the arguments for avoiding tight connections between church and
state is that churches are corrupted by their entanglements with the
state. The question whether religious leaders have been coopted is
relevant to that discussion and see
One of the arguments for avoiding tight connections between church and
state is that churches are corrupted by their entanglements with the
state. The question whether religious leaders have been coopted is
relevant to that discussion and seems clearly on topic. David Kuo, for
example, in his r
sought to link law and morality.
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Subject: RE: Lofton / Falwell Not Preacher He SHOULD Have Been
A discussion of Falwell's role in the development of Religion
Clauses law is surely entirely on-topic. A discussion of whether
Falwell acted in sad or sinful ways under one's own theological view
(however sincere or well-reasoned) of what behavior is sad or sinful
strikes me as no more on-
May I suggestion a variation on this theme. On the one hand, as a
person who takes a very broad view of constitutionalism, I am inclined
to think that a good deal can be said about Falwell that is quite
relevant to this list, even if the comments are not precisely doctrinal.
On the other hand, my
In a message dated 5/16/2007 9:59:21 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Please remember that this is a list devoted to the law of government and
religion -- not on whether some people (recently dead or otherwise) acted in
sad
or sinful ways, except insofar as that pre
Folks: Please remember that this is a list devoted to the law of
government and religion -- not on whether some people (recently dead or
otherwise) acted in sad or sinful ways, except insofar as that pretty
closely connects to the law of government and religion.
Eugene
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