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To: TradicalRC

I think there would be an assumption that that is mostly who we would attract. But I certainly would not make it illegal to be another religion, or no religion at all. I would never agree to that. That's what makes the Christian foundation of our nation so beautiful. We respect each other's religion and welcome the values and morals they all share. Freedom of religion is essential as originally defined, not as it is defined today.


232 posted on 05/27/2004 11:32:23 AM PDT by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Legislatures are so outdated. If you want real political victory, take your issue to court.)
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To: The Ghost of FReepers Past

We may be talking about a fine line here. Many different folks came to this country when it was an explicitly Christian nation. And while I understand the freedom of/from religion aspects of the debate, something needs to be stated explicitly from the gitgo so that Christianity does not come under attack from the new government.


237 posted on 05/27/2004 12:00:32 PM PDT by TradicalRC (In Heaven there is no beer, that's why we drink it here.)
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To: The Ghost of FReepers Past; TradicalRC
I certainly would not make it illegal to be another religion, or no religion at all...Freedom of religion is essential as originally defined, not as it is defined today.

I agree, but I would definitely support an amendment defining the Nation as specifically christian, based on the gospel of Jesus Christ, though not preferring on particular denomination above another.

239 posted on 05/27/2004 5:22:01 PM PDT by tame (Are you willing to do for the truth what leftists are willing to do for a lie?)
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To: The Ghost of FReepers Past; TradicalRC; All
To elaberate on my last post, Whereas our U.S. first amendment to the constitution says "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion...", I propose that a Christian Constitution specifically state that "Congress shall make no law respecting a state's (or province) establishment of a denomination of christianity. However Congress shall establish Christianity as the religion of this nation.

Then you might broadly define Christianity by enumerating historic Christian doctrines such as the trinity, the bodily/physical resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, the deity of Jesus, the deity and personality of the Holy Spirit, the existence of heaven and hell, and maybe a few others.

But I would keep that statement of faith very basic and fundamental, leaving room for various denominations to co-exist with any given state/community modeled after their denomination.

241 posted on 05/27/2004 5:32:15 PM PDT by tame (Are you willing to do for the truth what leftists are willing to do for a lie?)
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