Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: gt5599d@prism.gatech.edu (gt5599d TOLBERT,JASON ALAN) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Separation of Church and State (mostly regarding abortion) Message-ID: Date: 16 Aug 90 16:45:06 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology Lines: 22 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu I don't want to sound like I'm starting a an abortion debate so I will state my opinion as such: The government has certain boundaries and jursidictions. Regardless of whether something is right or wrong, there is a fine line that the government cannot cross in order to influence that. It may be wrong to contemplate adultery but do you want the government putting restrictions on what you can think about? No, because your mind is not in jurisdiction of the government no matter how wrong. In respect to abortion, I don't think the government (mostly men) can claim authority over abortion rights. That is not there jurisdiction. Can the United States make a law that applies to people in Russia? Would it make sense to pass a law in the U.S. that prohibited people in Russia from stealing even though it is wrong? There are certain things that must remain between that person and God. Jason -- TOLBERT,JASON ALAN Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332 uucp: ...!{allegra,amd,hplabs,seismo,ut-ngp}!gatech!prism!gt5599d ARPA: gt5599d@prism.gatech.edu