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To: Dayuhan who wrote (83717)	7/12/2000 10:48:46 PM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

I stand corrected -- used God as a shorthand for religion. Careless of me. Let us say that secularists object to the presence of openly expressed religious belief in the schools. (But not to openly expressed belief in many other lifestyles.)

To: Dayuhan who wrote (83717)	7/13/2000 7:56:08 AM
From: CharleyMike	Respond to of 108807

Religion is not God. In fact, I see precious little connection between the two. Ahhh, Steven. Right to the heart of the matter!

To: Dayuhan who wrote (83717)	7/13/2000 12:15:17 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

Religion can be analogous to a fireplace. When you move closer to the fire place you are warmed by the flames. When there is a chill in the air it behoves wise people to stay close to the fire. The fire then becomes a very real aspect of the quality of life. If you were to threaten to extinguish the flame most people who are being warmed by the fire would object. Studying, worshipping, and acts of communion around religion are a sort of fireplace that people who adhere to a religion are warmed by. Personally I am against erecting artifacts of religion but I take the warming concept seriously. People who have gone away from the fire place or never been near it see no real need to be hanging around it. Those who are comforted by its warmth know that and yet feel bound to report its purpose and benefits.