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Subject: 
Re: Those stupid liberal judges are at it again!
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Date: 
Tue, 10 Sep 2002 22:09:47 GMT
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"John" <John@TCLTC.org> writes:
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler writes:
http://fyi.cnn.com/2002/fyi/teachers.ednews/09/10/bible.club.ap/index.html

Is this the same 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals that recently ruled
unconstitutional the phrase "under God" in the Congressionally-endorsed
Pledge of Allegiance?

When you adequately explain from where our government claims our rights
originate, then we can talk about the constitutionality of "God language".

The Founding Fathers were deists, not theists.  They believed in a
Creator, not the xian god.

--Bill.

--
William R Ward            bill@wards.net          http://www.wards.net/~bill/
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                      Verbing weirds language.  --Calvin



Message has 1 Reply:
  Re: Those stupid liberal judges are at it again!
 
(...) I never suggested otherwise. They acknowledged the existence of God without necessarily endorsing a particular brand of religion's understanding of Him. -John (22 years ago, 10-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: Those stupid liberal judges are at it again!
 
(...) When you adequately explain from where our government claims our rights originate, then we can talk about the constitutionality of "God language". -John (22 years ago, 10-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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