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On Sat, 29 Jun 2002 16:23:54 GMT, Thomas A. Paine
<tommy_paine@NO!2SPAMaustin.rr.com> wrote:
>So, what's the deal Mike? Don't like being shown up for the liar that
>you are? Still waiting for you to show me where in the Consitution our
>government acknowledges a Supreme Being.
>
>
You poor ignorant dumbass.......... I never stated that it was "in the
Constitution", I stated that our Government had acknowledged a Supreme
Being over 2 centuries ago.

From the Declaration of Independence as presented in Congress July 4,
1776:<begin quote>

IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776.

The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America,

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one
people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with
another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and
equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle
them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they
should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

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.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted
among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the
governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive
of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish
it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such
principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall
seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness
............................................<snippage>.....................................
We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in
General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the
world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by
Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and
declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free
and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to
the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and
the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and
that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War,
conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all
other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. And
for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the
protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our
Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor. <end of quote>

You poor fool, you might not understand what I quoted, so here's a
free clue for you;

Nature's God, Creator, Supreme Judge, and divine Providence all refer
to a Supreme Being.


Mike Smith

http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/charters_of_freedom/declaration/declaration_transcription.html