> -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 7:41 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: "Christian Nation" creeps into the Congressional Record > > Both are targeting a specific religion and religious holiday. Bill 888 > does > not target a specific religion in the title but is specific to > Christianity > in its details. Problem is, this county WAS founded on religious > principles > and that fact should be recognised - for good and ill.
How is the United States founded on religious principles? I would still make the argument that the country was founded on principles shared by religion, not on religious principles. Are there any fundamental principles specific to religion in the foundational definition of our country? I would agree that our country was founded with a deep respect for religion (all religions) but was not specifically inspired by it. On the contrary I think that respect was a fundamental reason to enforce the separation of religion and government. > This is atheism against history, not against religion. What is? Honestly, as dear to my heart as this stuff is I'd never heard of this particular historical event. I really have no way to judge it. Are you challenging the history as the article relayed it? Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:250232 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
