On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 13:40:08 -0400, buckeye-ELO@nospam.net wrote:
From: "Trisha [deleted]
To: <jalison
Subject: Separation of Church and State
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 07:57:12 -0400
Hi! I'm a devout Catholic and thereby Christian. I just wanted to say
that it infuriates me that my church wants to keep Bush in office when
it's blatant that he wants to disregard the founding father's wishes to
keep this country's government free of one particular religious
influence. (Note the First Amendment and Jefferson's letter to the
Danbury Congregation.) Just because the founding fathers believed in
one God, does not mean that they agreed that EVERYONE would, which is
exactly why they allowed the freedom of religion in the Constitution.
As an American, it is NOT by duty to impose my Christian values on other
Americans. It is only my duty as a Christian, and it is this great
country that allows me to do that without persecution similar to the
persecution in England pre-America. It seems to me that Bush and the
extreme right wing conservatives want to force their religious beliefs
on the masses when that is not what America is about.
Trisha [deleted]
Good for Trish. I wish more theists thought that way.
