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Politics : DON'T START THE WAR -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: epicure who wrote (14683)	3/2/2003 2:46:33 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 25898

So you think that the abolitionists were wrong in believing the slaves were human and were entitled to the rights of other humans in the United States? Amendment I. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. Strictly speaking, that amendment requires ONLY that the federal gov't not establish and fund a church and not interfere with religious practice. And that is what was meant. How do we know that? Because several states joined the Union with established churches set up by the state gov't and no conflict with that amendment was seen. USSC decisions since then have extended the requirement to all governmental bodies. But you're still talking only about gov't-supported religion. There is NOTHING in there that requires a President to leave his religious beliefs at the White House door. And, as shown by Lincoln, they have not. You may not like the legal situation as it is, but it is the legal situation. So do you believe an atheistic point of view should be required of all gov't leaders? I can think of only one example of that in history: Communism. Hardly an example I care to emulate.