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Re: Those stupid liberal judges are at it again!
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Tue, 10 Sep 2002 23:55:59 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, William R. Ward writes:
"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.

I never suggested otherwise.  They acknowledged the existence of God without
necessarily endorsing a particular brand of religion's understanding of Him.

-John



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  Re: Those stupid liberal judges are at it again!
 
(...) John! For pity's sake, read what you're writing! The acknowledgement of the existence of God (or even "a" God) is an explicit endorsement of religion! I don't care if you want to pretend that "it could be *any* God," because you're wrong, (...) (22 years ago, 11-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
  Re: Those stupid liberal judges are at it again!
 
(...) They didn't say "God." The closest they got was "Creator." I think that's a big difference. --Bill. (22 years ago, 11-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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(...) The Founding Fathers were deists, not theists. They believed in a Creator, not the xian god. --Bill. (22 years ago, 10-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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