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Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 09/18/07 16:33
Erwin Moller wrote:
> Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>> Shelly wrote:
>>> "Jerry Stuckle" <jstucklex@attglobal.net> wrote in message
>>> news:JoWdneE7j9ChsHLbnZ2dnUVZ_vCknZ2d@comcast.com...
>>>
>>>> Hey, I'd much rather have a God-fearing President than an atheist.
>>>
>>> ...and I'd much rather have a President! (That means someone who
>>> doesn't mix religion with politics - see the Bill of Rights for
>>> information).
>>>
>>
>> The Bill of Rights says nothing about whether the President may be
>> religious or not. All it says is that government can't pass laws
>> telling YOU how you must/must not worship.
>>
>> In fact, the Bill of Rights doesn't even say you can't display the 10
>> Commandments in a courthouse. But the courts have expanded the first
>> amendment far beyond it's original purpose. The Federalist Papers by
>> Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison is quite interesting
>> reading. It should how far we have strayed from the original intent.
>>
>> And BTW - atheism is a religion, also. This is conveniently
>> "overlooked" by those espousing it in the name of "freedom". But many
>> atheists are trying to force their religion on the rest of the country.
>
> Atheism is a religion?
> Do you actually have any clue?
>
Yes, I do. It is a disbelief in a god, as Shelly pointed out from Websters.
> Please Jerry: I read this whole thread (my bad) and came to the
> conclusion you better stick with PHP.
> You can speak with some authority on PHP, but your worldview....
> It is dangerous singleminded dribble in my humble opinion.
>
Fine, you're entitled to your opinion.
> You showed (again) why most well thinking people in this world feel
> sorry for Americans who must live in the same country ruled by religious
> conservative antiscientific fundamentalists.
> I am sick of Bush and his clan, as is the whole free world.
>
> But I guess you simply don't give a damn, so Bushlike.
>
This has nothing to do with Bush. And no, I really don't give a damn
what you think of Bush.
>
> A few quotes for you:
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> "The Bible is not my book nor Christianity my profession. I could never
> give assent to the long, complicated statements of Christian dogma."
>
> - Abraham Lincoln, American president (1809-1865).
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>
>
> ************************************************
> "I have found Christian dogma unintelligible. Early in life, I absenteed
> myself from Christian assemblies."
>
> "Lighthouses are more helpful then churches."
>
> -Benjamin Franklin, American Founding Father, author, and inventor
> ************************************************
>
>
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> "Where do we find a precept in the Bible for Creeds, Confessions,
> Doctrines and Oaths, and whole carloads of other trumpery that we find
> religion encumbered with in these days?"
>
> "The divinity of Jesus is made a convenient cover for absurdity."
>
> "This would be the best of all possible worlds, if there were no
> religion in it."
>
> -John Adams, U.S. President, Founding Father of the United States
> ************************************************
>
And what does any of that have to do with whether atheism is a religion
or not? Absolutely nothing.
>
> Erwin
>
>
>>
>> The first amendment had to do with TOLERANCE. You worship your way
>> and I worship mine. You don't try to tell me what I can and cannot
>> do, and I don't try to tell you the same.
>>
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