Google| Subject | Re: OT: For those who Doubt |
| From | Katherine Tredwell |
| Date | 10/08/2001 00:14 (10/07/2001 17:14) |
| Message-ID | <3BC0D3E0.428DB62C@ou.edu> |
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Russ wrote:
RussSo? What if I am Jewish or Muslim and do not regard the gospels as the unvarnished word of God? What if I am a Christian who interprets the Bible in a different way than you do? What if I am something else? Funny thing about the Constitution: it doesn't say that mixing religion and government is acceptable if the government has determined the proper theology.
In article <3BC0C3EC.B230D74B@ou.edu>, Katherine Tredwell <ktredwell@ou.edu> writes:Katherine TredwellRuss
Flame of the West wrote:This is almost too much to believe. Both Republicans and Democrats have been using the phrase "God Bless America" in their speeches, so how "divisive" can it be?<snip>
It offends those of us who believe that God is above making political endorsements. For some people, "separation of Church and State" is a religious issue as well as a secular one.
Hmmm. I think God did take sides here: "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted."
Would my opinion cease to matter if I thought the words and actions of Jesus teach that faith is a separate thing from government and should be kept that way?
For that matter, would it cease to matter if I were an atheist? Despite the dismissive comments that have been made on this thread, nonbelieving children go to school too.
Katherine Tredwell
10/06/2001-
