There is no "separation of church and state" only that there cannot be an official state religion
--- Leland Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Radical Religious Righters such as Republican Harris > Condemns, if > elected to congress in numbers, would do much more > than amend the > Constitution; they would replace the Constitution > with the 10 > commandment. Anyone for a Theocratic Taliban like > government? > > If this kind of extremism became grass roots picking > up momentum, it > would be very fertile ground for Neo-conservative in > the DOD, Pentagon, > and CIA who know how to tap into grass roots > movement, through deceit > and manipulation, to increase their own power. > #----------------------------------------- > > > Rep. Harris Condemns Separation of Church, State > > By Jim Stratton > Orlando Sentinel > Saturday, August 26, 2006; Page A09 > > ORLANDO, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Katherine Harris (R-Fla.) > said this week that > God did not intend for the United States to be a > "nation of secular > laws" and that the separation of church and state is > a "lie we have been > told" to keep religious people out of politics. > > "If you're not electing Christians, then in essence > you are going to > legislate sin," Harris told interviewers from the > Florida Baptist > Witness, the weekly journal of the Florida Baptist > State Convention. She > cited abortion and same-sex marriage as examples of > that sin. > > Harris, a candidate in the Sept. 5 Republican > primary for U.S. Senate, > said her religious beliefs "animate" everything she > does, including her > votes in Congress. > > Witness editors interviewed candidates for office, > asking them to > describe their faith and their positions on certain > issues. > > Harris has always professed a deep Christian faith. > But she has rarely > expressed such a fervent evangelical perspective > publicly. > > Political and religious officials responded to her > published remarks > with outrage and dismay. > > Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) said she was > "disgusted" by the > comments "and deeply disappointed in Representative > Harris personally." > > Harris, Wasserman Schultz said, "clearly shows that > she does not deserve > to be a representative." > > Ruby Brooks, a veteran Tampa Bay Republican > activist, said Harris's > remarks "were offensive to me as a Christian and a > Republican." > > "This notion that you've been chosen or anointed, > it's offensive," > Brooks said. "We hurt our cause with that more than > we help it." > > Harris told the journalists "we have to have the > faithful in government" > because that is God's will. Separating religion and > politics is "so > wrong because God is the one who chooses our > rulers," she said. > > "And if we are the ones not actively involved in > electing those godly > men and women," then "we're going to have a nation > of secular laws. > That's not what our Founding Fathers intended, and > that certainly isn't > what God intended." > > Harris campaign spokeswoman Jennifer Marks would not > answer questions > about the Harris interview. Instead, she released a > two-sentence statement. > > "Congresswoman Harris encourages Americans from all > walks of life and > faith to participate in our government," it stated. > "She continues to be > an unwavering advocate of religious rights and > freedoms." > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/25/AR2006082501640.html?referrer=email > > or > > http://tinyurl.com/okbtn > > #------------------------------------------- > > Regards, > > LelandJ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: [email protected] > Subscription Maintenance: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > OT-free version of this list: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, > are the opinions of the author, and do not > constitute legal or medical advice. This statement > is added to the messages for those lawyers who are > too stupid to see the obvious. > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
