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In article <1992Aug14.141612.29066@cbnewsl.cb.att.com> oaa@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (owen.a.alexander) writes:
>
>Another point I meant to make before, but will make now. Since you don't
>want someone else's religion imposed upon you, what do you define
>'religion' as?
>
>
ut oh.. this debate has degenerated to the point where one of the
participants is using the "Term Definition Attack". This is the station 
where I get off.


>I could argue that these are all religions.  Which one do you not want
>imposed upon you.  Do you not want Atheism imposed on you?  If you went
>to public school you could not bring a Bible, or pray openly.  

You most certainly can pray in school if you want... you can
bring a bible all you want, but there just can be no ORGANIZED
prayer.  That's what the school prayer debate is all about, certain
factions wanting ORGANIZED prayer in schools.  If a kid wants to pray in 
school, let him, but do not impose this ritual on others. Then everyone's happy.

>Satanists feel that their "rights" are being imposed because our laws 
>limit their ability to do evil.  Atheists want God removed from our
>laws, even though the Bill of Rights reference God several times.


Bzzzzzt   wrong answer, try again.
Nowhere in the entire constitution (bill of rights included)
is "God," "Creator," "Christ," "Allah," "Jehova," or "Budda"
memtioned.

The only places where religion is mentioned at all is:

"...but no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification 
to any office or public trust under the United States."

and


"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion,
or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;" [1'st ammendment]

The  1'st ammendment is what separates from the apes as the saying goes.


I think you are thinking of the Declaration of Independence:

     "We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are
created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with
certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty,
and the Pursuit of Happiness... [blah blah blah .. more colonialist 
propaganda deleted ... :-) ]"


The constitution is a legal document while the declaration of independence
is not.

-Mike


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