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To: Brumar89 who wrote (362538)	12/13/2007 8:50:21 AM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1586793

"He didn't argue for the abolishment of religion from public sight and the establishment of secularism" No, he didn't. But he argued that atheists had no place in society because they couldn't take oaths. I think it is pretty clear that few, if any, of the Founding Fathers took that stance. "We are far beyond the toleration of opinion that he advocated. " Which is the difference between being influenced and whole heartedly adopting a set of beliefs. It is pretty clear that the FF's were influenced by Locke. It is also clear that they took his ideas and expanded on them. Locke, for example, only applied his ideas to Christians. It is pretty clear that the FF's didn't restrict things to Christians only. "What - do you think conservatives are advocating theocracy or something?" Some have. But, even if they haven't, one has to be suspicious when someone tries to rewrite history.