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From: frith@trwrdc.UUCP (Lord Frith)
Newsgroups: net.legal,net.religion
Subject: Re: Swearing in Court - Separation of Church/State
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Date: Thu, 10-Oct-85 13:57:12 EDT
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In article <707@tpvax.fluke.UUCP> inc@fluke.UUCP (Gary Benson) writes:
>> 
>> Here it is right in the  heart of our judicial system.
>
> Note that nowhere did they mention separation of "god" and state , but
> CHURCH and state, two entirely different things. In fact, they took as the
> motto of the infant nation, "In God We Trust". Our pledge of allegiance
> includes the line, "...one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and
> justice for all". Neither of these constitute a danger that there will be a
> state religion nor that the government will meddle in your freedom to
> practice Druidism or any other religion.
> 
> The mention of god in matters of state is nowhere excluded, and really why
> should it be? Simply saying that we trust in god has nothing to do with
> religion.

Trust in god is a religious creed.  Perhaps not of any specific organized
religion.... but a religious creed nonetheless.  And if god has nothing
to do with religion, WHY SHOULD GOD HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH GOVERNMENT?

> If it is because fuzzy thinking results in the equation
> 
>     god = church

You bring up a good point...  but I think it is a product of somewhat
fuzzy ideas that aren't really quite applicative.
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