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In <1992Nov17.202633.24525@ncsu.edu> jlharris@eos.ncsu.edu (JOHNATHAN LEWIS HARRIS) writes:
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>In article <adams.721675706@spssig>, adams@spss.com (Steve Adams) writes:
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>|> jlharris@eos.ncsu.edu (JOHNATHAN LEWIS HARRIS) writes:
>|> >  [What he wrote is further down]
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>|> In a purely historical sense, the Bible is rightly grouped with other
>|> ancient and modern religious texts.  What's wrong with this?  Surely you
>|> don't need some sort of secular approval for the Bible!  Either you believe
>|> or you don't...passing a law 'approving' or 'sanctioning' the Bible doesn't
>|> do one whit to increase or decrease the level of truth contained therein,
>|> nor should it affect ones view of that truth.
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>No, but I amn trying to get some credibility for it. And trying to make it not
>just another old book.

Why do you want to make it more than it is?

>There are no laws against having sex, and there should not be any, there

(Actually, there are; I agree that there *shouldn't* be any laws against
consensual sex.)

>SHOULD be laws prohibiting the ending of a life if precautions are not taken
>while having sex.

And if precautions *are* taken, but they fail?  Would abortion then be
OK according to you, or is this just a red herring?

>|> >Let's see, can't have prayer in public schools (my family=me),
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>|> You can pray all you want.  Even aloud.  No official from the school can
>|> lead a prayer.  How exactly does that violate your rights?  You can still
>|> pray!  And, by the way, what of Jesus command that you should go and pray
>|> in private to God, who is in private, and not stand in public like the
>|> hypocrites???  Hmm?
>
>OK, good point, I may have gotten carried away, and exagerated, even to myself,
>but yes praying in public is prohibited, even if led by a student taking the
>place of a leader.

Praying in public is prohibited, or *organized* praying?

>Yes prayer is  private thing most of the time, but sometimes
>public prayer is neccessary.

I'd like to see you prove that *praying* is ever necessary, much less
*public* praying.
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Larry Margolis, MARGOLI@YKTVMV (Bitnet), margoli@watson.IBM.com (Internet)