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To: libertylover
I agree completely. The fact that several states had and maintained established churches after the ratification of the Constitution in 1789 is proof that there is no Constitutional "separation of Church and State" as such. The Bill of Rights only prohibits Congress from creating a Church of the United States; nothing in the Constitution prohibits the creation of official State churches. The states retain that right.

The effect of my proposed amendment would merely make this right explicit.

B-chan

30 posted on 06/26/2002 2:50:54 PM PDT by B-Chan
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To: B-Chan
Read the 14th amendment.
37 posted on 06/26/2002 2:59:30 PM PDT by dpa5923
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