Paul Finkelman wrote:
Sounds very much like someone tooting his own horn? Is excessive pride
also a sin?
Interestingly enough, it sounded like somebody who was accused of
selfishness attempting to place his actions in context in order to defend
the impugning of his character.
One can
Brad Pardee writes:
It sounds to me very much like the Navy has, in essence, said that a
person
can only be a chaplain if they act as if they don't actually believe
anything. That doesn't sound like what 200+ years worth of American
fighting men and women were willing to die to defend.
There
Having lost this debate onits intellectual merits, Mr. Finkelman resorts to personal attacks on my character.Yet I agree with him on one point,that pride is a terrible sin, so I shall here endeavor to humblypracticeProverbs 27:2: "Let another praise you,and not your own mouth; someone else,
I hardly agree that he lost on the merits of the
argument. I have yet to read any reasonable interpretation of law or
history thatsupports yourposition.
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James Klingenschmitt
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On 10/2/06, Brad Pardee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It sounds to me very much like the Navy has, in essence, said that a person
can only be a chaplain if they act as if they don't actually believe
anything. That doesn't sound like what 200+ years worth of American
fighting men and women were
To the extent that the decision in Locke is
a product of general themes in Rehnquists constitutional jurisprudence,
I think the theme of states rightsmentioned earlier by Rick
Tepkershould not be overlooked. Rehnquist wrote a series of important
Establishment Clause opinions upholding
