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Re: Those stupid liberal judges are at it again!
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Wed, 11 Sep 2002 21:29:27 GMT
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"John" <John@TCLTC.org> writes:
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, William R. Ward writes:
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.

They didn't say "God."  The closest they got was "Creator."  I think
that's a big difference.

--Bill.

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



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  Re: Those stupid liberal judges are at it again!
 
(...) You are arguing semantics. -John (22 years ago, 12-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  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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