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To: Road Walker who wrote (343152)	7/14/2007 6:16:22 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) of 1574854

Thomas Jefferson, the author of the concept that the United States should maintain a "wall of separation" in order to avoid the development of a state religion of the sort that had existed in the monarchies of Europe, was a student Hinduism. His library included Hindu texts, and when he wrote the Virginia Act for Religious Freedom, which laid the groundwork for the Constitution protection of religious practice and pluralism, he specifically avoided making reference to the Christian faith -- though its adherents dominated the public life of Virginia and other colonies -- because he wanted it to be known that all religions, including Hinduism, were respected and welcomed in the United States. Have you had a chance to read this article I posted: Message 23700922 The reporter goes on a cruise with a bunch of National Review clients. From reading the comments by the cruise members, its pretty clear they write their own history. And when the real thing is presented, they ignore it. I don't know how long they've been writing their own history but I would say by the sounds of their comments at least from the end of Vietnam War if not before it.

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