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Politics : Bill Clinton Scandal - SANITY CHECK -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Johannes Pilch who wrote (56215)	7/14/1999 8:29:00 AM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67261

Moving backward: We have not drawn out the relative merits of privatization vs. community control, and I will leave it for the time being... ...I am with you on many of the issues you mention. However, the fact that things occur that are offensive to religious believers does not mean that National Atheism is established. The Pledge still includes the phrase "under God"; chaplains are still funded for the military; money still contains the phrase "in God we trust"; the Senate still has a chaplain; the President still lights the National Christmas Tree; etc.... ...People do determine their own religious lives in their own homes and places of worship... ...Should the Federal government defund chaplaincies? Strike "In God We Trust" off of the coinage? What do you want, precisely? If it is an ideal Christian town, found your own version of Kiryat Joel... ...If the AA version of religion is unacceptable, they should establish parochial schools. Public schools will necessarily entail a compromise... ...If there is no constitutional right to an abortion, as I maintain, then your point is moot. The question is of the application of the First Amendment to local/state government, which I think is properly an established principle... ...There is no reason to suppose that an even- handed approach is a "polytheistic ethic". But, as I said, if one is militant, one has the option of establishing a parochial school... ...Neutrality is always disputable, and I am on your side on some issues, but people are capable of recognizing that a regime of "polite reticence" prevails in places like schools, without drawing "proselytizing" conclusions...