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December 19, 2007
Dear Religious people,
The whole reason we separated "Church" and "State" was to keep your folks from fighting over it. I know, I know, compared to us secular folks, your differences look so small that they're not worth mentioning. But when the apparatus of the American government becomes your plaything, those differences will magnify, blood will flow...
Think I'm wrong? Take something simple like the displaying of the 10 Commandments. A religious President and congress might well make it's display mandatory. There are 3 versions of the 10 commandments-- Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish. Which of the 3 should be the one officially displayed by the US government? Why would picking sides on that issue not inflame the losers?
Please do recall that religious warfare was the norm in Europe until the Europeans gave up religion. We'd like to prevent that in this country. We've been successful so far. Making America a "Christian nation" will undo that success...
Posted by Andrew at December 19, 2007 05:33 PM
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