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From: rjn@duke.UUCP (R. James Nusbaum)
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Subject: Re: Christian Roots of the U.S. - final part
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Date: Thu, 11-Sep-86 18:30:57 EDT
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I would like to point out that in the last two articles submitted
by Ken Swanson, which contained transcripts of a sermon supposedly
supporting the idea that the U.S. was intended to be a Christian
nation, there is absolutely no mention of Jesus Christ.  In fact
the quotes from documents, speeches, etc., seem to have been quite
carefully worded by the authors to avoid refering to any specific
religion.  The concept of God is not the sole property of the
Christian religion, and to say that these passages are in support
of the 'Christian Roots of the U.S.' is one of the poorest
arguments I have ever heard.  

Jim Nusbaum

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