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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices

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To: tejek who wrote (194692)7/16/2004 4:20:04 PM
From: brian1501  Read Replies (1) of 1576659
 
more horse puckey made up by the right

We don't have to make up anything, we can look at the actual document and debate it.

They had the experience of the Church of England and the Catholic Church in France to guide them.....both of which showed how damaging the chruch could be when aligned with the state.

Sure, and nothing that is happening here is anything like having a "Church of America".

You're complaining that Bush mentions God too much? How is that in any way mixing church and state?

"1st Amendment
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. "

That's the only mention in the Constitution.

It says nowhere that congress "shall take no money to pay a church for something", or that a person "has the right to avoid all religion and force that upon others".

How are any of your examples making a "law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof"?

You're the one stretching.

Brian
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