Eugene pointed out that I was being a bit loose with my characterization of Reagan's proclamation -- the actual proclamation was for the Year of the Bible with statements about the Bible being a foundation of our Constitution and such. It is, naturally, carefully worded with the most potentially
eligionlaw@lists.ucla.edu Subject: RE: Missouri declares Christianity its official religion. Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 11:39:35 -0800 (PST)Here is the !
text of
the resolution:SECOND REGULAR SESSION House Concurrent Resolution No. 13 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY 4572L.02I http://www.house.state.mo.us/bill
In a message dated 3/3/2006 9:16:46 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Well, I
don't see christianity becoming a minority religion in the US any time in my
lifetime or my grandchildren's.
My point was both a
descriptive (predictive) point and an analytic one. Steve
I read the text of the Mo resolution, and what I read there between the linesis notso much thedesire to make Christianity the national religion, but rather frustration caused by judicialdecisions that appear to have cleansed religion from the public culture.For people who are not as
Alas, lack of understanding won't increase if such changes occur. Would it not be better to achieve a workable level of understanding rather than vitiate the laws that protect the freedoms we have?Is there no one who will step up to the podium and tell what the rights really are? And, by
Don't know about Dallas, but they certainly do in Boston, especially
around the time of the gay pride parade.
Vance
On 3/4/06, Ed Darrell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Alas, lack of understanding won't increase if such changes occur. Would it
not be better to achieve a workable level of
Via Eschaton: Missouri legislators in Jefferson City considered a bill
that would name Christianity the state's official majority religion.
House Concurrent Resolution 13 has is pending in the state legislature.
Many Missouri residents had not heard about the bill until Thursday.
Karen
Is it that Missouri declares Christianity its official
religion, or just that some legislators have proposed such a resolution?
(Either are worth condemning, I think, but it's important to have a
sense of what exactly is happening.)
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, Eugene [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Is it that Missouri declares Christianity its
official
religion, or just that some legislators have
proposed such a resolution?
(Either are worth condemning, I think, but it's
important to have a
sense of what exactly is happening.)
-Original
*soapbox mode on*I read stories like
this, and I say to myself that it's no wonder so many people think conservative
Christians are intolerant idiots. Doesn't this guy understand that
stupid things like this accomplish nothing other than leaving a mess for
others to clean up? *soapbox mode off*
Not that I agree with the resolution, but it does not say half of the
things attributed to it in the summary circulated by Jean...we all need to be
much more precise
Donald C. Clark, Jr.Counselor at LawBannockburn Lake
Office Plaza I2333 Waukegan RoadSuite 160Bannockburn, Illinois
:
Is it that Missouri declares Christianity its
official
religion, or just that some legislators have
proposed such a resolution?
(Either are worth condemning, I think, but it's
important to have a
sense of what exactly is happening.)
Jean Dudley
http://jeansvoice.blogspot.com
Future Law Student
Agreed, Donald. I was in the process of googling for the actual
wording of the resolution when Winston got there first.
On Mar 3, 2006, at 11:53 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Not that I agree with the resolution, but it does not say half of the
things attributed to it in the summary
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Subject: RE: Missouri declares Christianity its official religion.
Here is the text of the resolution:
SECOND REGULAR SESSION
House Concurrent Resolution No. 13
A not-very-analytic observation on a Friday afternoon:
I happened to read these posts on the Missouri resolution at about
the same time as I was taking a look at a remarkable document called
the Flushing Remonstrance, written in 1657, in which the leaders
and citizens of Town of
I wonder how many of them would have the courage of their convictions if that
were the likely outcome of their little legal-literary exercise.
I suspect that large numbers of them -- or of their fellow travelers -- would
be willing to suffer legal sanctions for their opinions. I think that
Subject: RE: Missouri declares Christianity its official religion. Date:
Fri, 3 Mar 2006 11:39:35 -0800 (PST)
Here is the text of the resolution:
SECOND REGULAR SESSION
House Concurrent Resolution No. 13
93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
4572L.02I
http://www.house.state.mo.us/bills061/bills/hcr13.htm
Whereas
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Christianity its official religion. Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 11:39:35 -0800 (PST)Here is the text of the resolution:SECOND REGULAR SESSION House Concurrent Resolution No. 13 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY 4572L.02I http://www.house.state.mo.us/bills061/bills/hcr13.htmWhereas, our forefathers
I have a fairly
straightforward question or set of questions: What does it mean to say that the
United States is a Christian country or that Christianity is, in the United
States, the "official" religion? Is this a descriptive claim? More
Christians than members of other religions? A
Well, I don't see christianity becoming a minority religion in the US any time in my lifetime or my grandchildren's. Unless, of course, one excludes Spanish-speaking Catholics from being Christians.On Mar 3, 2006, at 8:57 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a fairly straightforward
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