Re: Is religion antithetical to democracy [formerly: Are Islam andDemocracy Incompatible?]

On Fri, 28 Nov 2003, Alberto Moreira wrote:

> Said  [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kate ) :
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> >It's the bill of rights that guarentees freedoms, not the practice of
> >democracy.
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> It's the CONSTITUTION that guarantees freedoms. The Bill of Rights was
> an appendage that the Federalist Fathers did not want and only
> accepted as a compromise to save the Constitution from not being
> ratified.

This is historically dishonest.