Below I have copied Lincoln's Proclamation and all Proclamations from 1940
to 1949. You will see in every proclamation they are giving thanks and pray
to GOD.



So, is that the Catholic God, the Protestant God, the Born Again God, the
Jewish God, the Muslim God, or could it be the God of any modern, monotheistic
faith? One could give thanks to "God" in any number of religions.

Mixing Thanksgiving with Christmas is clever, but not accurate. The God in the
religious version of Christmas is not the Jewish God, the Muslim God, etc. Only
that portion of the Christian Trinity represented by Jesus. The Christmas Story
isn't even acknowledged
by several branches of Christianity.

Incidentally, Muslims revere Jesus very much like Christians respect Moses,
David, John the Baptist, or what not. You *might* even find a version of the
Christmas story in the Koran- (I don't know)- but that doesn't make the
Christmas story a "religious" event for them. Until we rewrite the constitution
there is no room for the government to spend tax dollars promoting
one religious faith or another.

Gould,

There is only one God. The different religions are different culture's way
of understanding that one God.

I am glad you don't have problems with the concept of God, that is a step in
the right direction. ; )


"Gould 0738" wrote in message
...
Below I have copied Lincoln's Proclamation and all Proclamations from
1940
to 1949. You will see in every proclamation they are giving thanks and
pray
to GOD.



So, is that the Catholic God, the Protestant God, the Born Again God, the
Jewish God, the Muslim God, or could it be the God of any modern,
monotheistic
faith? One could give thanks to "God" in any number of religions.

Mixing Thanksgiving with Christmas is clever, but not accurate. The God in
the
religious version of Christmas is not the Jewish God, the Muslim God, etc.
Only
that portion of the Christian Trinity represented by Jesus. The Christmas
Story
isn't even acknowledged
by several branches of Christianity.

Incidentally, Muslims revere Jesus very much like Christians respect
Moses,
David, John the Baptist, or what not. You *might* even find a version of
the
Christmas story in the Koran- (I don't know)- but that doesn't make the
Christmas story a "religious" event for them. Until we rewrite the
constitution
there is no room for the government to spend tax dollars promoting
one religious faith or another.

Gould,

There is only one God. The different religions are different culture's way
of understanding that one God.


While I agree with you in principle, somebody needs to tell the different
religions. Seems we have a lot of people dieing every day because members of
religion A, B, and C all have "competing" views of God.

Just try to tell the average American fundie that God listens to the prayers of
Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, and others just as readily as those of a WASP
American. Go ahead, I dare ya. :-)

There might be a few fundamentalist in this group. According to Harry
anyone who voted Republican is a fundamentalist.

If so, I think I just did.


"Gould 0738" wrote in message
...
Gould,

There is only one God. The different religions are different culture's
way
of understanding that one God.


While I agree with you in principle, somebody needs to tell the different
religions. Seems we have a lot of people dieing every day because members
of
religion A, B, and C all have "competing" views of God.

Just try to tell the average American fundie that God listens to the
prayers of
Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, and others just as readily as those of a WASP
American. Go ahead, I dare ya. :-)

"Dr. Dr. Smithers" wrote in message news:witmd.414525$D%.206347@attbi_s51...
Gould,

There is only one God.

How do you know this?

"basskisser" wrote in message
om...
"Dr. Dr. Smithers" wrote in message
news:witmd.414525$D%.206347@attbi_s51...
Gould,

There is only one God.

How do you know this?

Question for you Bassy: Why are *you* taking a contrary view to the
discussion of God? Does being a liberal mean that one does not believe in
one God?

On 17 Nov 2004 05:30:41 -0800, (basskisser) wrote:

"Dr. Dr. Smithers" wrote in message news:witmd.414525$D%.206347@attbi_s51...
Gould,

There is only one God.

How do you know this?

Because I made it very clear when I wrote the Ten Commandments - right
there, Numero Uno.

~~ mutter - grumble ~~

Later,

Tom

"basskisser" wrote in message
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"Dr. Dr. Smithers" wrote in message
news:witmd.414525$D%.206347@attbi_s51...
Gould,

There is only one God.

How do you know this?

God told me so.

"Dr. Dr. Smithers" wrote in message
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"basskisser" wrote in message
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"Dr. Dr. Smithers" wrote in message
news:witmd.414525$D%.206347@attbi_s51...
Gould,

There is only one God.

How do you know this?

God told me so.

Here we go again LOL.

Testing a new lure I see. heehee