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To: Noel de Leon who wrote (152740)	11/27/2004 10:14:12 AM
From: Michael Watkins	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 281500

There are many people of faith who do not follow those extreme beliefs - I am one of those people. Ironically some of the older Christian churches are now the best sanctuaries for tolerance and are among the more progressive and modern. The newest crop churches which have been building up steam over the past several decades - led and peopled by fundamentalism driven literalists - are among the most regressive. I simply do not understand how the fundamentalist evangelicals who use God's name to justify our crimes against humanity live with their conscience. That makes them no different than the religious extremists who attack us. If there is a difference between our extremists and foreign extremists its that our extremists can do their work by remote control and don't have to get their own hands dirty except to show up at the ballot box.

To: Noel de Leon who wrote (152740)	11/27/2004 11:00:54 AM
From: Sully-	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

"America was created with a separation of Religion and State. That is being eroded." Boy have you been thoroughly indoctrinated with pure propaganda. Apparently you aren't talking about America, since President Bush & all Americans are free to practice their religious beliefs. There is absolutely nothing in the Constitution, Bill of Rights, etc., that forbids anyone from being guided by their beliefs (religious or secular) in their everyday lives. And that includes those in public service too. IMO, what you are saying is that you want to force your beliefs upon the President & the rest of America, which would deny Bush & everyone else their constitutional rights; Something our government does not allow you to do...... 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.