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To: 70times7
"What part of "...or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." don't you understand?"

No part of it, but you know that. However I do understand that it cuts both ways. Again, I respect your constitutional right to believe the way you do. That's what we treasure, fight and die for in our country. By the same token the Constitution guarantees me as an American that your beliefs don't trump my own. You may believe your religion does but thankfully we don't live in a theocratic society. Having said that, if every institution in our country chose to identify itself soley based on a religious litmus test we'd never live up to the ideals that have made us the envy of the world.

68 posted on 10/15/2007 10:37:53 PM PDT by blaquebyrd
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To: blaquebyrd
And practically, in this case, that means...?

I'll tell you what it means - you don't get to insist that someone else violate their beliefs simply because you don't hold to them. Soooo - you don't get the drug (at least not from me). Thanks for the affirmation.

79 posted on 10/15/2007 10:59:32 PM PDT by 70times7 (Serving Free Republic's warped and obscure humor needs since 1999)
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