On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 13:53:21 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

Dave Hall wrote:
On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 10:59:07 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

John Gaquin wrote:
"Gould 0738" wrote in message

You may think you live in an "overwhelmingly Christian nation." Even if
you do,
one of the reasons generations of immigrants came to this country was a
freedom
to practice the religion of their choice.

On reflection, I will acknowledge a misuse of the word 'Christian' in my
original post, wherein I should have stated simply "...Enough of those who
would prohibit a simple prayer at the start of
the school day...".

The Constitution proscribes the suppression of religion with equal zeal.



Sorry, but if I were a Jewish or Buddhist kid, and a Christian prayer
werre recited aloud each morning in my public school, I'd be mightily
offended. Recitation of that prayer is practicing religion in a public
facility. And that is not permitted under the separation clause



The separation clause was there from what, the beginning? Yet, I can
remember quite vividly a short prayer given in public school every day
when I was in school. No one complained, not even the Jewish kids (or
their parents) who just sat silent out of respect for the wishes of
the majority.

It's funny that such respect is no longer forthcoming from the
minority. Instead of respect, we get "offense"....

Dave


Kinda reminds me of how many blacks in the south must have felt during
segregationist days, when they were forced to live in a society that
preached the superiority of the white race.

When you are in Yankee Stadium, you don't talk about the virtues of
the Mets. And don't get offended if talk about the Yankees bothers
you.


I don't give a damn what religious practices (short of child abuse)
fundie Christians practice in their churches or their schools, so long
as they don't push any of their bull**** out onto the public or into the
public's facilities. In fact, I'm in favor of revoking the tax exemption
for all religious institutions. I can see no reason why I should
subsidize Christian fundies...or anyone else's fundies. Let them all pay
a 10% gross receipts tax.

Starting with the revocation of the tax exempt status for the NAACP,
after their clear violation of non partisanship........

When I lived in NE Florida, one of the fundie churches pressured the
teens in its congregation to take a public chastity until marriage
pledge. A study several years later showed a higher rate of teen
pregnancy than before. Lots of immaculate deception going on.

The idea is a good one, even if the morally bankrupt mass media and
their "hip" image is stacked against them.

Dave