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- From: PA142548@utkvm1.utk.edu (T. Archer)
- Subject: Re: US as No. 1 (3 data books)
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- References: <1993Jan22.220321.8579@cbnewsl.cb.att.com> <1993Jan26.114023.28748@adobe.com> <1993Jan26.165916.13401@sunova.ssc.gov> <4037@wyse.wyse.com>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 19:50:10 GMT
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- In article <4037@wyse.wyse.com> jmunro@wyse.wyse.com (Jim Munro x2497) writes:
- >Well despite the lack of established religion, the US still manages to bring
- >religion into almost everything. Evry coin says 'In God We Trust' for starters.
-
- Yep. We need to quit that.
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- >Every President is expected to be an active Christian,
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- That's because the voting majoruity are christians, and that's who they vote
- for. It is not a requirement of the office.
-
- the airwaves are jammed with
- >fundamentalist claptrap,
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- This is not state-sponsored.
-
- >and even schoolbooks are 'cebsored' by fundamentalist
- >groups who have successfully fought for the exclusion of overtly Darwinian
- >material.
-
- This is one of the consequences of an elected school board being directly
- responsible to the electorate. If the fundies in the area get loud enough,
- they can influance the board.
-
- >
- >Every school or College graduation is opened and closed by a religious figure.
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- Participation is not mandatory.
-
- >
- >Give me the good old styate religion anytime. I went to a Church sponsored school,
- >as did my children. We all learned by example at an early age a healthy
- >disrespect for religion and its practioners.
-
- I doubt that. More likely you learnd a healthy respect for ONE religion and
- its practicioners. My fellow christians are notoriously intolerant.
-
- After all, if it is forced on
- >you by the government it must be bad right?
-
- No, if it is forced on you by the state, the forcing is bad. (I also oppose
- state floridation of water, for the same reason.)
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