Re: Government churches should be constitutionally rabid

Gray Shockley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> On Wed, 5 Nov 2003 12:19:55 -0600, M. Clark wrote
> (in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>):
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> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > [snip]
> >>>>> such through an establishment of religion or education."
> >> 
> >> Irrelevant, neither are going to fly.
> >> 
> >> Scholars across the bd claim that the BORs cannot be amended, which is
> >> exactly what you want to do.
> >> 
> >> There is no historical or legal precedent to separate state and education,
> >> just the opposite in fact. Nor is there any legal or historical precedent
> >> to add education to the wording of the 1st amendment.
> >> 
> >> Even though you may think otherwise, most Americans are satisfied with the
> >> public educational system in this country. That doesn't mean they wouldn't
> >> like to see improvements, etc, but it does mean they are not calling for
> >> the abandonment of such a system as you are.
> > 
> > The problem is that atheists are keeping people ignorant of their
> > constitutional rights so people aren't able to make informed decisions
> > about their school systems, for example.
> 
> 
> You seem to have sorta forgotten your "example".

Atheists have everybody believing that the States were meant to be
restricted by 1st Amendment which obviously restricts only Congress.

M. Clark
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> Or is it your thesis that atheists are so brilliant and Christians are so
> dumb that Christians need "extra special help" just to break even?
> 
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> 
> Gray Shockley
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> "Swinehood hath no remedy." - Sidney Lanier
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> > M. Clark
> >> 
> >> *****************************************
> >>>>> 
> >>>>>> The amendment process was made difficult and made difficult for a
> >>>>>> reason.
> >>>>>> Seventeen Amendments since 1791 isn't a rush towards amendments for
> >>>>>> irrelevant reasons.
> >>>>>> 
> >>>>>> 
> >>>>> Of course it was made difficult for a reason.  But that's also beside
> >>>>> the point--or can't you tell the difference between difficult and
> >>>>> impossible?
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Actually, it is the point.
> >> It was made difficult so hair brain ideas such as some being offered in
> > [snip]