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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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Tue, 2 Jul 2002 21:12:55 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler writes:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Koudys writes:
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> Even here on
> > LUGNET some people are in possession of sensitive LEGO-related information
> > that they're not free to divulge.
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> I'm going to forgive your foray off-topic in this NG just this once if you tell
> us and tell us NOW who knows what:-)
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> > > Appealing to athiests by taking the word 'God' out of institutional
> > > vocabulary [raises no bar].
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> > Again, you're mischaracterizing the issue. It's not "athiests vs.
> > Christians." It's people who favor separation of church and State vs.
> > people who don't object to State endorsement of religion.
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> I would say that your characterization is slightly off-- should be whether the
> inclusion of "under God" in a voluntary pledge constitutes "establishment" of
> religion in violation of the establishment clause of the First Amendment.
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> -John
I guess then that this is up to the Supreme Court to decide?
Wait, if the Pledge is 'voluntary' then it's Free Speech--those that don't
want to say it don't have to, which then legitimizes my other arguement--if
the kid gets picked on, it has nothing to do with the pledge at all.
Dave
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