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- From: suopanki@stekt7.oulu.fi (Heikki T. Suopanki)
- Subject: Re: RELIGION & PRESIDENTS
- In-Reply-To: David James Alexander Hanley's message of Fri, 22 Jan 1993 00:21:58 CST
- Message-ID: <SUOPANKI.93Jan22173135@stekt7.oulu.fi>
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- Sender: news@ousrvr.oulu.fi
- Reply-To: suopanki@phoenix.oulu.fi
- Organization: Unixverstas Olutensin, Finlandia
- References: <1993Jan21.102041.7378@sun0.urz.uni-heidelberg.de>
- <93022.002158U16244@uicvm.uic.edu>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 15:31:35 GMT
-
- >>>>> On Fri, 22 Jan 1993 00:21:58 CST, David James Alexander Hanley <U16244@uicvm.uic.edu> said:
-
- David> As a side note, i heard the prime minister of england is an atheist.
- David> Is this true?? Wow, this could never happen here. Are there any more
- David> freely-elected atheist high-powered officals? ( in the world ? )
-
- Although church and state are not separated in Finland, religion isn't
- really part of politics (there is however a small christian party).
- If the President thank god for achieving something he would make
- a fool of himself.
-
- We almost got an atheist president in 1956 and a former
- Prime Minister, who is now trying hard to become the new President, is an
- atheist. There are many atheists in the Parliament, but I am not sure
- how many. It really isn't so important.
-
- Also I think Olof Palme (former Swedish Prime Minister who was
- murdered) was an atheist. I'm not positive tho.
-
- -Heikki
- --
- "If two men are having a fight and the wife of one tries to
- help her husband by grabbing hold of the other man's
- genitals, show her no mercy; cut off her hand."
- - Deuteronomy 25:11-12
-