People who take me seriously should be taxed. Unless you're one of my
dependents.
Have a great weekend, y'all! (Seriously!)
Andrew M. Hine
Corporate Research Materials Laboratory
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"Mary Baker"
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I'm going to assume that your answer is in jest. If you're serious and I
really have offended you by referring to watching the Packers as a
non-religious experience, let me know.
Mary Baker
East Side
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>I find your Packers comment insulting. This is The State Of Hockey.
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>I've already got a shaman lined up to light my smokes for me.
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>Andrew M. Hine
>Corporate Research Materials Laboratory
>3M Center 201-1W-28
>St. Paul MN
>55144-1000
>USA
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>Fax: (651) 737-5335
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>We should not rely on religious observances as a basis for public policy
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>law. The Aztecs and Old Testament Christians (I wonder what they were
>called before Christ? Jews?) both practiced human sacrifice - the Aztecs
>frequently and the Christians rarely. This doesn't mean it should be
>allowed or protected under freedom of religion, should someone decide to
>revive either faith (the Aztec society was destroyed and the Jews and
>Christians have both moved on to other practices).
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>Or if you want to protect tobacco smoking as part of religious ceremony,
do
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>with it what they've done with mesciline use in Arizona and New Mexico. I
>believe it's legal to use so long as usage is overseen by a recognized
>religious leader and in a ceremonial format. Lighting up while watching
>the
>Packers in a bar doesn't qualify, no matter how much it adds to your
>spiritual well-being.
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>On a different note, Thomas Swift refers to "speck drivers" in the SUV
>argument. What's a speck driver? Is he saying that anyone who doesn't
>drive a SUV is driving a fleaspeck car? If so, I find that insulting.
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>Mary Baker
>East Side
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