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To: Michael M who wrote (69651)	1/1/2000 5:43:00 PM
From: Krowbar	Read Replies (1) of 108807

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator....." Jefferson recognized that he would have to use language King George III of England would understand. In England religion and government were intertwined, something that he wanted to prevent from happening here. No reference to any god is to be found in the body or in the amendments to the Constitution. Convinced that religious liberty must, most assuredly, be built into the structural frame of the new [state] government, Jefferson proposed this language [for the new Virginia constitution]: "All persons shall have full and free liberty of religious opinion; nor shall any be compelled to frequent or maintain any religious institution": freedom for religion, but also freedom from religion. (Edwin S.Gaustad, Faith of Our Fathers: Religion and the New Nation, San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1987, p. 38. Jefferson proposed his language in 1776.) How many times have you heard the wrong wing say "Freedom from religion does not mean freedom from religion" It appears that freedom from religion was exactly what Jefferson meant. Nothing but parrots repeating another error. Del

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