Yes he thought there should be constitutional rights to worship (he was a Christian) the one true God (the God of the Bible).And there should be a separation in that the government could not tell you how to worship. He NEVER meant that there should be a separation of God from the government. All laws made by our founders where bible based. The separation of Church and state he had in mind is TOTALLY different than the supreme courts interpretation. Get GOD back in the schools and the government NOW as our founding fathers had intended.
----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 9:37 PM Subject: Re: [RR] Can a Christian be a Libertarian, Independent orDemocrat? > >What that means is "you can't have a state religion" this is what > 1000's fled to come to America in the 1st place. > When these men feared more than anything else, was not the fact > that a person could pray in schools, or in public. It was losing the > rights of all men to have excess to their religion or god, without > persecution. They feared a state religion could evolve in this > country like it did in other countries. This scared many to set in > order this statement within the rights of those in America. > What has happen is the fact: that "PEOPLE" today interpret this > to mean, NO RELIGION at ALL in any government institution, which is > totally false to the ideals of what our forefather set forth for us > to enjoy. READ IT AGAIN, "MAKE NO LAW TO ESTABLISH A RELIGION" > other words a state set up religion, and many forget or don't > read the next part "MAKE NO LAW TO PROHIBIT THE FREE EXCERCISE" > (RELIGION) other words if you want to pray you can, if all want to > kneel down they can, if you want to read your bible, you can. It is > called "FREE EXCERCISE" not a state religion, you go to your own > church for worship, This government can't take memberships, recieve > tithes, baptize people, or pray over people, BUT individuals can > call for prayer, and our President has before, > It is a shame this has been distorted in the courts and in > government understanding. > > > > > >---- Original Message ---- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Re: [RR] Can a Christian be a Libertarian, Independent > >orDemocrat? > >Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2002 19:13:17 EST > > > >>In a message dated 11/7/2002 2:11:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >> > >> > >>> Who, exactly, are "THEY"???? > >>> > >>> Michael > >>> _______ > >> > >> They would be the United States Supreme Court in a secision they > >passed > >>down. This decision comes from Thomas Jeffereson's letter of > >response to To > >>Messrs. Nehemiah Dodge and Others A Committee of the Danbury Baptist > > > >>Association in the State of Connecticut on January 1, 1802: > >> > >> that the legislative powers of government reach > >actions only, > >>and not opinions, I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of > >the > >>whole American people which declared that their legislature should > >"make no > >>law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free > >exercise > >>thereof," thus building a wall of separation between church and > >State > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > _______ > > "Do to others as you would have them do to you." > -- Luke 6:31 (NIV) > > List host: http://eBible.org/mpj/ List info: http://RangerNet.org/faq.htm > > To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > or visit http://rangernet.org/subscribe.htm _______ "Do to others as you would have them do to you." -- Luke 6:31 (NIV) List host: http://eBible.org/mpj/ List info: http://RangerNet.org/faq.htm To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://rangernet.org/subscribe.htm
