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  • From: Ian Meyer <ianmeyer AT gmail.com>
  • To: "Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/" <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [internetworkers] Erection (morality and law)
  • Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2004 19:43:52 -0500

too bad he doesn't practice what he preaches.

seriously.

~ian


On Fri, 5 Nov 2004 13:35:49 -0500, 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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