Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Educating Barry, Shemp, and MDixon

[MDixon6569]

In a message dated 9/13/06 7:28:12 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: But there is nothing in the Constitution that > says that there is a separation of church and > state <snip> "Wall of separation between church and state" is how Jefferson described the First Amendment, MDixon. If you're aware of that, then you're being disingenuous to say it isn't in the Constitution. It's just as misleading as to say "freedom of religion" isn't in the Constitution because that exact phrase isn't in the Constitution. I'm not being disingenuous at all because the intent of the founding fathers was to prevent any laws that established a state religion not to prevent the free exercise of religion by the people. If it were taken as you are trying to suggest all traces of religion would have been wiped away long ago, from the moment the constitution became the law of the land. But it wasn't.As I have said so many times so far Congress opens each cession with prayer which somehow is illegal in schools. Federal appointees are usually given an oath to take on a Bible  and one swears to uphold the law SO HELP ME GOD etc. None of this establishes a state religion but does allow the free exercise of. __._,_.___ To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Your email settings: Individual Email|Traditional Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch to Fully Featured Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe __,_._,___