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To: Mama Bear who wrote (3258)	6/20/1999 6:10:00 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13056

<< Would it bother you were the buddhists to be in the majority to have sticks of incense burned to statues of buddha in the entry hall of each publicly funded building? >> No, no, no, too easy. Instead he's required to pray on his knees towards Makkah five times a day. Would that bother you, truedog?

To: Mama Bear who wrote (3258)	6/21/1999 1:06:00 AM
From: truedog	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 13056

to: Mama Bear from: truedog Re: definition I would appreciate knowing which dictionary you used. It is in conflict with my Webster and I would like to find out why. I don't like to convey inaccurate material and was not intending to do so in my response to you. Except for item 1.a., the definitions indicate a human based concept but, the first one is most important to me. The reason is, I don't like to use the word religion. I do not deny any part of these definitions. I hope I am more open minded than that. I do not consider myself, or my faith superior to anyone.It is what I choose to believe but, I also do not try to dictate or down play anyone elses beliefs because they are different than mine. I actually like the smell of incense and, it is not only used by the Buddhists but, also by the Catholic denomination. I would object to something as bulky as a statue of any secular figure in a public school. We are not referring to a statue but, a relatively small list of don'ts. If using public money to put these up is an issue, I am sure there are many individuals that would be happy to pay for a few and hang them themselves. Even though I may disagree with someone, I do care that that person has the right to his/her opinion. truedog