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To: PROLIFE who wrote (27517)	10/5/1999 11:07:00 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 39621

Tripoli was a Moslem state on the coast of North Africa and is currently the capitol of Libya. After independence, American owned ships were no longer under the protection of the British Navy and were often attacked by pirates operating out of places like Tripoli. For a time, the U.S. paid tribute i.e. "protection money". Eventually Stephen Decatur and the Marines landed on the "shores of Tripoli" and put an end to pirate attacks on American ships. Just an historical note.

To: PROLIFE who wrote (27517)	10/6/1999 8:17:00 AM
From: mark silvers	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 39621

Dan, So what does all that prove? It proves that some of the founding fathers are hypocritical in their comments and willing to suppress their beliefs when they felt it expedient(typical for a politician, but not the mark of a devout religionist) or that they may have felt it expedient to profess religion at some times to help their career, but slammed it privately, or just felt strong enough that regardless of their personal beliefs, their should be a definitive separation of church and state. Based on all of their statements, it is impossible to draw the conclusion that they felt that this should be a Christian country..... Mark