"Schizoid Man" wrote in message
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"Michael McKelvy" wrote in message
"Schizoid Man" wrote in message


While some may argue that Christmas is a religious holiday, it is not
recognized as such here officially. It is treated as a holiday in the
sense
that many people take time off. We have no official state religious
holidays. The religious element in this country has far less influence
than
you might think. The main effect is that if the religious right does
not
vote, the GOP candidate does not have a good chance at winning.


I beg to differ. A couple of weeks ago I was reading a headline in a
right-wing scandal sheet - aka The Drudge Report - that screamed "Kerry
Not
Sure God On America's Side".

Elizabeth Bumiller of the New York Times asked Kerry: "President Bush has
said that freedom and fear have always been at war, and God is not neutral
between them. He's made quite clear in his speeches that he feels God is
on
America's side.

"Is God on America's side?"

Kerry: Well, God will -- look, I think -- I believe in God, but I don't
believe, the way President Bush does, in invoking it all the time in that
way. I think it is -- we pray that God is on our side, and we pray hard.
And
God has been on our side through most of our existence.

'nuff said.

You're right, this proves Kerry can't speak without equivocating.

There is no way anybody is getting elected to higher office without
strongly
promoting his Christian faith and 'family values'. I've lived in this
country for 3 and a half years and even I know that.

And has absolutely nothing to do with my comments.

Politicians must appeal to a broad range of people, most of whom espouse a
belief in God. That doesn't make this an very religious country and it
doesn't get rid of the separation of church and state.