Point of clarification : The Mormons believe --as part of Church doctrine-- that the Holy Spirit did guide the Founding Fathers in creation of the Constitution. For them, while the Constitution does not rise to the status of scripture, it does , nonetheless, have something of the gravitas of the Apocrypha in the Bible. Almost scripture, you might say, or maybe better, scripture made into a practical document to guide our nation in the paths of righteousness. To speak personally, while the 3/5ths rule for slaves strikes me as Satan's intervention in the process, otherwise --in principle-- I agree with the Mormons. Just to express an opinion. Billy ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- message dated 1/8/2011 3:14:32 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: We have more people with SECEDE bumper stickers (in the colors and pattern of the Texas flag, of course). Particularly since 2008.
David "I don't understand why the same newspaper commentators who bemoan the terrible education given to poor people are always so eager to have those poor people get out and vote."--P. J. O'Rourke On 1/8/2011 3:06 PM, Dr. Ernie Prabhakar wrote: "Similarly inspired?" Really? NO, wait, REALLY???????? Um, no, I don't think that the Holy Spirit inspired Thomas Jefferson (or Madison or Hamilton) to write the Constitution. And no, I haven't met anyone who goes that far either. Wow, I guess we have more hard-core religious originalists here than in Texas. E David "I don't understand why the same newspaper commentators who bemoan the terrible education given to poor people are always so eager to have those poor people get out and vote."--P. J. O'Rourke On 1/7/2011 10:28 AM, Dr. Ernie Prabhakar wrote: Sent from my iPhone On Jan 6, 2011, at 19:58, "David R. Block" _<_ (mailto:[email protected]) [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) > wrote: Sacred?? That's an overstatement. I don't really think that anyone goes around worshiping the Constitution People don't go around worshipping the Bible, but they consider it sacred. I've certainly met people who consider the Constitution similarly inspired - haven't you? E -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) > Google Group: _http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism_ (http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism) Radical Centrism website and blog: _http://RadicalCentrism.org_ (http://radicalcentrism.org/) -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community _<[email protected]>_ (mailto:[email protected]) Google Group: _http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism_ (http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism) Radical Centrism website and blog: _http://RadicalCentrism.org_ (http://radicalcentrism.org/) -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: _http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism_ (http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism) Radical Centrism website and blog: _http://RadicalCentrism.org_ (http://radicalcentrism.org/) -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org
