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To: SilentZ who wrote (162958)	3/4/2003 9:53:31 PM
From: i-node	Respond to of 1574200

I fully live by "Do Unto Others", and I don't believe in God. Why do you need God to teach it? You don't. But as it turns out religion can be a good vehicle for it. I'm not a Christian, but I believe the teachings of Christ are a model of responsible and decent living, and have had no hesitation in aspiring to Christian beliefs. I think the guy in California has every right to be an atheist. But I also think he should butt out and not try to usurp the religious freedom of those who want it.

To: SilentZ who wrote (162958)	3/5/2003 12:00:37 AM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574200

Z, <Why do you need God to teach it?> Where do you think it came from? Some guy's imagination? Like it or not, the Founding Fathers identified "inalienable rights" granted to us by a Creator. Those rights weren't granted by one man, or a committee, or even by a huge majority of citizens. Those rights were there and have been there from the beginning. No matter what anyone else says, those rights are there, and they belong to the people. Government is built on top of that foundation. Without it, there is no solid foundation. The Founding Fathers recognized that truth when they wrote and signed the Declaration of Independence. This goes beyond the inclusion of "under God" in the Pledge, but it relates to your question of why values like "Do Unto Others" goes hand-in-hand with a belief in God. Tenchusatsu