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To: Tom Smith who wrote (16246)	9/6/2000 12:39:02 PM
From: Lucretius	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

euro crashes until ECB steps in.. period.

To: Tom Smith who wrote (16246)	9/6/2000 12:46:22 PM
From: pater tenebrarum	Respond to of 436258

why not...blow-offs can go far. the US and religion...a historical perspective (from kitco): Is America a Christian Nation? The U.S. Constitution is a secular document. It begins, "We the people," and contains no mention of "God" or "Christianity." Its only references to religion are exclusionary, such as, "no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust" ( Art. VI ) , and "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof" ( First Amendment ) . The presidential oath of office, the only oath detailed in the Constitution, does not contain the phrase "so help me God" or any requirement to swear on a bible ( Art. II, Sec. 7 ) . If we are a Christian nation, why doesn't our Constitution say so? In 1797 America made a treaty with Tripoli, declaring that "the government of the United States is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion." This reassurance to Islam was written under Washington's presidency, and approved by the Senate under John Adams. What about "One nation under God" and "In God We Trust?" The words, "under God," did not appear in the Pledge of Allegiance until 1954, when Congress, under McCarthyism, inserted them. Likewise, "In God We Trust" was absent from paper currency before 1956. It appeared on some coins earlier, as did other sundry phrases, such as "Mind Your Business." The original U.S. motto, chosen by John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson, is E Pluribus Unum ( "Of Many, One" ) , celebrating plurality, not theocracy. Why be concerned about the separation of church and state? History shows us that only harm comes of uniting church and state. "There can be no religious freedom without the freedom to dissent."