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[EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>]

OK, thanks...and you are right, I think I did answer that it was in the 
Constitution...That's so cool. Thanks Cathy.

Cathy wrote:
> 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.
Date: 11/21/2008 6:24 PM
>

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