Re: America: We Are A Christian Nation. If That Bothers You Democrats, Too Bad.

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From: Jack Zwick
Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2005 14:07

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In article <436F55C2.3000706@blockspam.org>,
 Adam Weiss <aw722@blockspam.org> wrote:

> the wharf rat wrote:
> > In article <436EE617.4090201@blockspam.org>,
> > Adam Weiss  <aw722@blockspam.org> wrote:
> > 
> >>Of course it's an absurd view - it would mean that
>  >>Jerry Garcia was forcing Christianity on deadheads when he
> >>sang "And We Bid You Goodnight".
> >>
> > 
> > 
> 
> (original sentence in my post restored)
> 
> > 	He was.  We didn't care though.  It was always the last song
> > anyway.
> > 
> > 
> 
> That's precisely the sort of paranoia I'm talking about.
> 
> I'm not Christian.  My work puts me in contact with Christian churches. 
>   But I've never once felt that Christianity is somehow being forced on 
> me or that I'm being required in some way to practice Christianity in 
> order to do my job.  I've never been told "oh sorry, you can't do this 
> project because you're not Christian" or "accept Jesus or quit."


Then they must not have been evangelist churches, that are proud they do 
just that.


> 
> That's why I say that the simple mention of Jesus or God in the public 
> realm does not amount to the forcing of Christianity on non-Christians 
> like myself.

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From: Jack Zwick <jackzwick@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: America:  We Are A Christian Nation.  If That Bothers You Democrats, Too Bad.
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