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All,
Just to set matters straight there is no such thing as,
"the separation of church and state."
except in the minds of activist judges who prefer to mold the Constitution to their ideas rather than interpret the original intent of our Founding Fathers. Contrary to what most people (now) think the first amendment says, the "no establishment clause" was only intended to prevent the Federal government from establishing a national denomination. It was never in their wildest dreams intended to actually keep religious and governmental activities separate from one another. This evidenced by numerous examples of the Congress stopping for prayer sessions to resolve difficult matters and judges (really!) who would strongly urge condemned criminals to get right with God before being executed. Interestingly, it was generally accepted that testimony from atheists was inadmissible in court since there was no "fear of God" to discourage false testimony.
In general, I reject the arguments against mixing religion and government because despite what people claim, non-believers ARE NOT being damaged or hurt by this. They may feel guilty because they they have rejected God, but I consider that a good (and natural) thing for them to feel. I have no fear of your differing beliefs (or non-belief), neither should you fear (or attempt to restrict) mine in God.
Tomboy
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