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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (289401)	5/26/2006 4:36:58 PM
From: Alighieri	Respond to of 1572777

CJ, one by one: a) What about the Tripoli Treaty? It's just stating that America isn't a Christian nation. Basic 1st amendment affirmation; no establishment of a state religion. b) So what if Congress met on Christmas Day? Some Christians I know of work on Christmas as well. c) What does Unitarianism have to do with this? Seems like if anything, Unitarians try and reconcile the gap between secular and religious, not drive a huge wedge between the two. There is nothing in American history that suggests the Founding Fathers wanted to create "religious-free" zones. All they wanted to do is not allow the government to force anyone to believe in a religion or act based solely on a religious doctrine. Tenchusatsu Why do people invoke such ancient crap in this dabate? Who cares today what the founding fathers intended? You can read their intentions both ways as you have both proven. If we followed tradition of the folks who came to the new world we'd still be burning witches at the stake and issuing scarlett letters. I know...don't tempt me, right? Al

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (289401)	5/26/2006 4:44:08 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572777

"a) What about the Tripoli Treaty? It's just stating that America isn't a Christian nation. " "b) So what if Congress met on Christmas Day? Some Christians I know of work on Christmas as well." And some don't. The point being that it wasn't held to be a special day at all. And Congress tends to take any opportunity to not meet. "c) What does Unitarianism have to do with this? " Unitarians aren't Christian. Jesus being divine is sort of a central tenet of Christianity. Being a somewhat religious minority, they were pretty sensitive about keeping the religious and secular separate. Of course, not all were Unitarian. But enough of the framers were so that they had a lot of influence.