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Re: One nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Fri, 28 Jun 2002 16:18:43 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal writes:
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> > Hmm. Check out this letter from TJ written in 1803-- perhaps you don't know
> > EXACTLY what he thought about Christianity after all:
> > http://www.angelfire.com/co/JeffersonBible/jeffbsyl.html
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> John, I don't really get this cite of yours.
I was responding to part of Richard's post:
"I don't really care how this "bs" Pledge of Allegiance issue (bread and
> circuses) is decided, but you raised a bigger question: whether the
> founders were a) religious and (and by assumption and because we all know
> what religion fronts the right) b) christians. It is painfully obvious, to
> everyone but the fools and hypocrites Jefferson so disdained, EXACTLY what
> the founders thought on both issues."
He wrote that it was "painfully obvious"..."EXACTLY" what Jefferson felt about
Christianity. I cited it to show that Jefferson's disdain for Christianity
wasn't as hostile as RM made it out to be, that's all.
-John
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