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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!!
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To: jbe who wrote (41568)6/22/1999 7:17:00 PM
From: Dayuhan  Read Replies (2) of 108807
 
The debate over whether the founding fathers intended church and state to be separate has always left me a bit uneasy. I don't think the founding fathers intended to have the last word on this, or on most other subjects; I think they envisioned a government that would grow with its people and change to reflect their changing views, and I think that this is the main reason why the government they created has lasted as long as it has.

I'm less concerned with the vision of the founding fathers than with the vision that we - modern Americans - have today. Do Americans want church and state separate? I would say the answer - evidenced by the electoral performance of fundamentalists - is a pretty clear yes. Given the declared intent of fundamentalist Christian cultists to take over the government and establish a "Christian State", I can see why. I certainly don't want a bunch of sour-faced bible thumpers telling me what I can and can't do, say, or think, and I don't think very many Americans do.
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