On Sun, March 25, 2007 11:08 am, Gabriel Sechan wrote: > http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mfreereligion.htm > > Jefferson himself stated the idea of a "wall of separation". Given that > he > drafted the Virginia state constitution that has the same principle, and > which our 1st amendment is based on, I trust his interpretation.
Are you trying to just make the point that the Founding Fathers were in general very tolerant of religion and didn't want one denomination of Christianity to dominate the country? Sure that sounds reasonable. No argument. What is odd is when some people seem to want to paint the Founding Fathers as flaming atheists trying to stamp out any mention of God in politics. For example, they didn't seem to have a problem with currency that says "One Nation Under God" yet today some people want to eliminate that based on a "correct interpretation of history". Even your beloved Jefferson mentioned God in his Declaration Of Independence. And, Washington in his Farewell Address said: "Of all the habits and dispositions which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports." Chris -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
