Some appropriate quotes of Jefferson: ------- I am for freedom of religion and against all maneuvers to bring about a legal ascendancy of one sect over another. [Thomas Jefferson, letter to Elbridge Gerry, January 26, 1799.] ------- I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should 'make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,' thus building a wall of separation between church and State. [Thomas Jefferson, letter to Danbury Baptist Association] ------- They [the clergy] believe that any portion of power confided to me, will be exerted in opposition to their schemes. And they believe rightly: for I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. [Thomas Jefferson to Dr. Benjamin Rush, 1800]
On 10/13/05, Nick McClure <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Congress shall make no law respecting and establishment of religion or the > free exercise thereof. > > That is the line that defines church and state. If the President is ever > prevented to make appointments in which he chooses to use the religion of > the appointee then the separation of church and state is violated. > > I don't particularly like this appointment, but to claim that the President > can't take all things into his head when making the choice is absurd. > > The separation of church and state is there to protect these sorts of > actions, not prevent them. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Tony [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 8:56 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: AYFKM #1: Bush: Miers' Religion Cited in Court Nod > > > > On 10/12/05, Nick McClure <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The President is a man who is free to make a choice regarding his > > > nominees based on any criteria he sees fit. > > > > SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE > > > > > > > > If the President feels that a person of faith should be on the bench, > > > then he has the right and responsibility to nominate that person. > > > > HE HAS NO RIGHT TO MAKE HIS CHOICES BASED ON FAITH > > OR RELIGION. > > > > the minute this happens we are truly no different from the fanatical > > theocracies that we strive to unseat from power. > > > > unreal that blind mother effers still follow the drumbeat of the shrub > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:5:176985 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
