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To: frankw1900 who wrote (112839)	8/26/2003 8:47:34 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Respond to of 281500

Re: The difference between the Christian crackpots in the US and the Islamist ones elswhere, is the US ones are constrained by the US Constitution. "Constrained by the US Constitution"?! LOL! Jesus freaks and holy rollers are constrained by the Bible only/at best --make no mistake: "We either have to oppose the road map or oppose the Bible," says Mike Evans, founder of the Jerusalem Prayer Team, a coalition of 1,700 churches. "Evangelicals have no debate on this issue." From: Message 19218712

To: frankw1900 who wrote (112839)	8/26/2003 9:26:38 AM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Rather larger differences than that. After all, Jerry Falwell is not leading attacks on the Empire State Building, and Pat Robertson is not training terrorists in Utah. Yes, there are a few militia types that think of themselves in religious terms, but not enough to constitute a large- scale domestic threat. You fail to realize that it is not so much a matter of having a Consititution as it is the assimilation of American values by those you would call crackpots. Far from calling for theocracy, most of them would be happy with the situation that prevailed in the '50s or early '60s, neither period being notable for clerical rule.......