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To: lugsoul
Not even that, FL - you can worship in a public building as much as you like - as long as the government isn't assisting, participating, or endorsing the worship of your religion.

Where do you get all that? Because that is what you want? There is no basis in the constitution nor history for that view of the first amendment. Only after FDR filled the court with socialists were Americans not allowed free exercise of religion.

Read some history. Congress not only hired ministers, Congress gave thousands of acres of land to Christian ministries. Even today, billions are spent every year on promoting religion. The Rev. Floyd Flake receives Federal money for his day care program--one in which children are required to memorize Bible verses. We even have religious prisons--Otisville is Kosher, New Mexico allows Native Americans certain programs others do get, ministers all over are on the public payroll.

188 posted on 07/01/2003 7:23:42 PM PDT by DPB101
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To: DPB101
Can you read? I didn't say anything about the government prohibiting free exercise. What I addressed was prohibiting the government from promoting the exercise of a specific religion. I don't know how you read history if that is a demostration of your reading comprehension skills.
196 posted on 07/01/2003 7:26:20 PM PDT by lugsoul
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