Robert Morein wrote:
"Pooh Bear" wrote in message
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I don't want the government to promote any religous view.
I thought the US constitution forbade that in fact.
Graham
It does indeed. But the Religous Right has argued that the words are to be
understood in the context of the time in which they were written, a context
they claim they know
I see. The 'we know better' argument . Typical..
. I prefer the literal meaning.
Indeed.
But in fact, it is my understanding that the late 18th and early 19th
century, in America, were times of greater religious diversity, at least in
terms of tolerance of aetheism, than now.
Really ? Yet again American society puzzles. Given the scepticism apparent in
the US for large organisations e.g. the 'gubmint' etc I'm perplexed how ppl are
so easily hoaxed by religion.
Graham