Thunder,
I disagree with you and it appears that you are doing some spinning for
Harry. Harry considers himself a master Wordsmith. That sentence could
have been written without the word "stinking" and the would meant exactly
how you interpreted Harry's statement, i.e. it is important to keep church
and state separate. When Harry used the adjective "stinking" (an adjective
with definite negative connotation) he was editorializing either JohnH's
religion, or religion in general.




"thunder" wrote in message
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On Sat, 10 Dec 2005 09:00:15 -0500, John H. wrote:

Your words, not mine. I've never used that phrase to refer to the
Catholic church.


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George W. Bush: American Nero.

Bull****! You said, "...your stinking religion..." I am Catholic, and
have
probably said so in the group, or at least implied same. In any case,
you've undoubtedly got the information in your 'rec.boats data base'.

A little spinning there, aren't you John? When Harry used that phrase the
meaning was clear. It was a statement on the separation of church and
state, not a slight on any religion.

The context:

As I have oft posted: this is America; keep your stinking religion out
of my state. What you do in your home or in your church or in your
church-related schools is the business of you and your co-religionists,
but please don't try to shovel those activities or beliefs onto the rest
of us through governmental action.