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To: Ilaine who wrote (40769)	6/18/1999 9:47:00 PM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

Yeah, but we stole it from you fair and square. <bg>

To: Ilaine who wrote (40769)	6/18/1999 9:52:00 PM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Cobalt, any society wishing to endure needs to know its basic underlying assumptions. How might you feel sending your children to school on a bus driven by someone who, in an emergency might not do everything possible to save the children's lives because he believes that death actually speeds you along into a better life? Does this mean that we have to refuse to grant pilot licenses to Buddhists or prohibit all Muslims from driving school buses? No, not at all. However, it does mean we must be comfortable letting everyone know that the public religious ethic that prevails in this country is a Judeo-Christian one and demand a public adherence to that standard in terms of behavior rather than belief. We may all believe as we wish, however, translating our beliefs into actions sometimes demanded by those beliefs may conflict with Judeo-Chistian principles. When they do, it is the actions informed by Christian belief that will prevail. If you are uncomfortable with that statement than there is no glue which binds our society together. Here is a quote from Patrick Henry in 1776. "All men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience, and that it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love and charity towards each other". Michael