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  • From: David Minton <dminton AT mindspring.com>
  • To: InterNetWorkers <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [internetworkers] Erection (morality and law)
  • Date: Fri, 05 Nov 2004 14:18:41 -0500

Unfortunately, this is not the belief of all of his followers. I am going to
start a new thread with a political email we received at a work account.

David

On 11/5/04 1:35 PM, "Tony Spencer" <tony AT tonyspencer.com> wrote:

> "No president should ever try to impose religion on our society, and I don't
> think you ought to read anything into the politics ... about whether or not
> this nation will become a divided nation over religion. I think the great
> thing that unites us is the fact you can worship freely if you choose, and
> ... you don't have to worship. And if you're a Jew or a Christian or a
> Muslim, you're equally American."
>
> Bush - yesterday
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Michael Czeiszperger [mailto:michael AT czeiszperger.org]
>> Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 1:15 PM
>> To: Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/
>> Subject: Re: [internetworkers] Erection (morality and law)
>>
>>
>> On Nov 5, 2004, at 12:51 PM, Michael Best wrote:
>>
>>> I wanted to comment on "laws enforcing morality." It seems
>> to me that
>>> most
>>> laws, both from the right and left, are about morality--an idea of
>>> right and
>>> proper behavior.
>>>
>>> So you're scared of the "right" trying to force their
>> morality on you.
>>> But
>>> they're also scared of the "left" doing the same. Personally I'm
>>> scared of
>>> both.
>>
>> That's an interesting point of view. From the perspective of an
>> American's United member, the evangelical Christians who helped Pres.
>> Bush get re-elected believe that America is a Christian nation, and
>> want to make the bible the basis of law just as Muslim
>> fundamentalists
>> want a government based on the Koran. We have a a situation
>> where the
>> "right" wants to force everyone to practice their religion and the
>> "left" wants everyone to be free to practice whatever religion they
>> choose, or none at all, just like the constitution intended.
>>
>> ___________________________________________________________________
>> michael at czeiszperger dot org
>> Chapel Hill, NC
>>
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