You know it would help to include that link I was referencing: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30764-2005Feb16.html
larry On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 15:05:57 -0500, Larry C. Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I also included a link to the specific amendment. The wording > explicitly forces the state to step aside if any Christian group wants > to preach before kids in school whether the kids like it or not. > > > On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 13:47:10 -0500, Matthew Small <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Reading the excerpt that was attached to the email, the writer is talking > > about being silenced and berated for his faith. That's what I'm talking > > about as well. Neither that excerpt nor I ever said the first thing about > > forcing beliefs down anyone else's throat, nor anything about separation > > between church and state. > > > > - Matt Small > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 10:21 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: Activist Judges (Was: Court allows Schiavo stay to expire) > > > > How because the laws prevent Christian beliefs being forced down > > people's throats? > > > > Lets look at persecution, whenever someone has brought up and tried to > > enforce the separation of church and state, so-called christians has > > harrassed them and in one case (the plaintiffs in the most recent > > Supreme Court case stopping enforced school prayer) were literally > > driven out of town. > > > > The place for religious instruction is not the public school but the > > home or church. Is the position of your brand of Christianity so > > fragile that you need to force it down the throats of all children in > > school? > > > > larry > > > > On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 09:45:33 -0500, Matthew Small <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I agree with him... Christians are persecuted for their beliefs. I'm not > > > going to tell you what to believe, but people at every turn are telling > > > Christians that they are crazy, stupid and wrong for their beliefs and > > that > > > they should shut up. Kind of like you just did (by calling him a nut). > > > > > > - Matt Small > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: G [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 9:37 AM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: Re: Activist Judges (Was: Court allows Schiavo stay to expire) > > > > > > Christians are being silenced and persecuted in this country? > > > > > > This guy is a nut. > > > > > > But hey, I just read the good news today: the Kansas Board of Uneducation > > is > > > > > > putting evolution on trial! For 10 days people from the science camp, and > > > people from the Independent Demagogues Ignoring Obvious Truth, or IDIOT, > > get > > > > > > to argue as to whether the basic fundamental principle of biological > > > science, evolution, should be taught in biology classes. > > > > > > In a related story, math classes will no longer include discussions of the > > > "theory" of arithmetic. > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A40623-2005Feb20?language=printer > > > > "CHARLES W. Carrico Sr., a Virginia lawmaker, has decided to rewrite > > > > the Founding Fathers. Mr. Carrico, a state > > > > trooper-turned-Republican-delegate from Grayson County in southwestern > > > > Virginia, says he believes Christians are being silenced and > > > > persecuted. "America was founded on Christian beliefs," he proclaims. > > > > "Christianity is the majority faith in this country, and yet because > > > > the minority has said, 'I'm offended,' we are being told to keep > > > > silent." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:148264 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
