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> Van: Jeffrey Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Verzonden: Monday, December 03, 2001 22:08
> Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Onderwerp: Re: Tragedy in Israel

> Minor quibble - despite the best efforts of the current US President,
> the United States is not a Christian country.

That is not how it looks from outside the US. Let�s see. You let your
children pledge allegiance to the flag every school day. Quote from that
pledge: "one nation, under God". A quite large area of the US is known as
the "Bible Belt". The US itself is sometimes called "God�s own country".
Watch interviews with Americans who have been in involved in matters of life
and death (births, accidents, disasters) and you will notice that most of
them will mention God somewhere in the conversation. If you are not
Christian, your chances of getting a job in politics seem to be considerably
smaller; how many members of Congress and the Senate do NOT call themselves
Christians? And when was the last time the US had a non-Christian (FREX, a
Muslem) president?

Note: for me, the term "Christian" includes all the various Christian
groups, such as Roman Catholic, Protestant, Baptist, Presbyterian etcetera.


Jeroen

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