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[Cathy <goosecreekfarm AT gmail.com>]

In case you're really curious, Bev, about TJ's letters--

We've all heard about "separation of church and state" so many times that we
figure it must be in the Constitution.  It isn't.  Ol' TJ referenced the
first amendment as building a "wall of separation between Church & State" in
a letter he wrote to a bunch of Baptists worried about their religious
freedom.  You can read the Baptists' letter here
http://members.tripod.com/~candst/tnppage/baptist.htm
and TJs response here
http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/9806/danpre.html

The language is so flowery and formal.

The internet is a marvelous thing.

Cathy
On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 12:33 AM, EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net> wrote:

> Jeez, you guys know how to make me feel really stupid. :)
> That's ok though, at least I did better than the officials.
>
> I'm late on the scene when it comes to learning about civics and
> government, but at least I know a few things...but what the heck was
> that about Thomas Jefferson's letters...I should have written down what
> I missed.
>
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