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Politics : Al Gore vs George Bush: the moderate's perspective -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Slugger who wrote (9573)	1/30/2001 2:21:22 PM
From: Mephisto	Respond to of 10042

"I also believe that I need to invite God's presence into whatever I'm doing, including the world of politics." said John Ashcroft." ************************************************************************************************************************* "It is against my religion to impose religion on people," he (Ashcroft)wrote in the book. But he added, "I also believe that I need to invite God's presence into whatever I'm doing, including the world of politics." January 7, 2001 Religious Right Made Big Push to Put Ashcroft in Justice Dept.** By DAVID JOHNSTON and NEIL A. LEWIS January 7, 2001 Excerpt from The New York Times nytimes.com

To: Slugger who wrote (9573)	1/30/2001 2:23:20 PM
From: Mephisto	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10042

Thomas Jefferson, who said in a letter that the First amendment was intended to erect "a wall of separation between church and state."

To: Slugger who wrote (9573)	1/30/2001 2:51:57 PM
From: Mephisto	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 10042

THIS IS THE problem with treating the religious right as though it were just another political pressure group. It is, in fact, a thinly disguised movement toward establishing a Christian theocracy in this country. A theocracy is not the same thing as a democracy. It gets its authority from God and not from the people. This is not exactly a secret. One has only to listen to the broadcasts and read the literature. With love in its heart for the sinners -- that would be people who fail to accept Jesus as their personal savior and even some who do - - and a calm conviction that they can be converted and saved, the Christian right wants to bring the kingdom of God to the United States, plus Guam, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. It believes it is doing us a favor. When we are singing laud all day and basking in the heavenly radiance, we will finally be grateful. John Ashcroft only wants the good to be happy. He will smite evil in the name of God. "Enforce the laws as written?" Maybe he had his fingers crossed. Excerpts from Sad News About John Ashcroft Jon Carroll Friday, January 26, 2001 ©2001 San Francisco Chronicle URL: sfgate.com