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Re: Newdow in the News (again)
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Fri, 16 Jun 2006 21:58:40 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Thomas Stangl wrote:
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“Judge Frank Damrell of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District
of California held in his opinion that “In God We Trust” is secular in
nature and use, and its appearance on coins and currency does not show
government coercion on behalf of monotheism.”
I wonder if he was able to complete that opinion with a straight face?
Secular? What a CROCK.
Note - I agree that the phrase should go. Secular it AIN’T. Twist your
“logic” any way you want, but it’s not secular, it’s religious, and it’s
holding up one religion (monotheism) over another (polytheism, atheism).
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It is acknowledging the religious history of this country without necessarily
endorsing it. We are a nation of religious people. So what? It’s not forcing
you to do anything or believe anything. If there is no force or coercion behind
the language, where exactly is the harm?
I’m sorry if you feel like an outsider as an atheist in a religious country, but
the fact is that you have, by your own choice, placed yourself in the vast
minority. But your rights are still intact.
JOHN
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Message has 1 Reply:
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| (...) Ding! I think I see the problem. It's a mistake to frame this as an issue of whether any person's rights are or are not compromised by the presence of a religious invocation on US currency. Instead, the issue should be identified as the (...) (18 years ago, 19-Jun-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| "Judge Frank Damrell of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California held in his opinion that "In God We Trust" is secular in nature and use, and its appearance on coins and currency does not show government coercion on behalf of (...) (18 years ago, 14-Jun-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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