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Subject:	Re: One nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Fri, 28 Jun 2002 17:08:58 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks writes: > If you can really believe this, then please explain who this God is. I assume, > though correct me if I'm wrong, that the big G indicates the god of Abraham -- > Jehovah (or whatever) and no other. I'm pretty sure it doesn't mean Ashur, > Odin, or Lucifer. You are very wrong. It is *intentially* vague. It is whomever you deem it to be. For *me*, yes, it is the God of Abraham and Jacob. -John

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		Re: One nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
(...) assume, (...) -- (...) The capitalization indicates that it's a proper noun -- the name of a unique individual. Therefore, all gods are not God. Above, you say that I'm wrong, but without an explanation of it, I have to stick to my (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jun-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

		Re: One nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
(...) Can I deem it to be no one at all, that no such power exists? If not, then my religious freedom is abrogated by any such state sponsored statement referring to a god whether big or little "g" is used. I prefer the usage used in oaths now "do (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jun-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

		Re: One nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
(...) You can say that Chris is wrong, but you're either lying, benighted, or simply misinformed. When he signed the Bill in 1954, President Eisenhower wrote that "millions of our schoolchildren will daily proclaim in every city and town, every (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jun-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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		Re: One nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
(...) If you can really believe this, then please explain who this God is. I assume, though correct me if I'm wrong, that the big G indicates the god of Abraham -- Jehovah (or whatever) and no other. I'm pretty sure it doesn't mean Ashur, Odin, or (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jun-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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