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Re: One nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
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Thu, 27 Jun 2002 19:02:01 GMT
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Some more quotes for you:

"The government of the United States of America is not in any sense founded
upon the Christian Religion." - John Adams

"I am no Christian" - Ethan Allen

"I do not believe in the creed professed by the Jewish Church, by the Roman
Church, by the Greek Church, by the Turkish Church, by the Protestant
Church, nor by any church that I know of.  My own mind is my own church."
- Thomas Paine

"The religion of every man & woman must be left to the conviction and
conscience of every man & woman:  and it is the right of every man & woman
to exercise it as they may dictate." - James Madison

"Question with boldness the existence of a God." - Thomas Jefferson

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William R Ward            bill@wards.net          http://www.wards.net/~bill/
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  Re: One nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
 
John: The founding fathers were not religious and they were certainly not christians -- and that's putting it mildly. More anon... (...) I am sure at least some critical members actually were; or if not, they were merely deists[1] -- which is sort (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jun-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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