[Vision2020] Church and State
Benjamin Nieuwsma
Brnieuwsma@softhome.net
Thu, 24 Jul 2003 22:59:55 -0700
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Greetings -
Thank you for your responses to my query. As far as my statement about =
Bibles in the public schools goes, I merely mentioned it as an example =
of our modern understanding of this separation. Whether it has been =
completely thrown out at certain schools, I know not. But I do know that =
people have argued against having the Bible there, praying to the =
Christian God openly there, and, (heaven forbid!), actually teaching the =
Bible as the truth.=20
But I might ask why these are wrong? The thing about this that baffles =
me is that the basis for their arguments has been the first amendment. =
What I'm wondering is how in the world they manage to make this =
amendment stand for the "separation of church and state" as understood =
today.=20
Again, many thanks!
Benjamin
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thank you for your responses to my =
query. As far as=20
my statement about Bibles in the public schools goes, I =
merely mentioned it=20
as an example of our modern understanding of this separation. Whether it =
has=20
been completely thrown out at certain schools, I know not. But I do know =
that=20
people have argued against having the Bible there, praying to the =
Christian God=20
openly there, and, (heaven forbid!), actually teaching the Bible as the =
truth.=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>But I might ask why these are =
wrong?=20
</FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The thing about this that baffles me =
is that the=20
basis for their arguments has been the first amendment. What I'm =
wondering is=20
how in the world they manage to make this amendment stand for =
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"separation of church and state" as understood today. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Again, many thanks!</FONT></DIV>
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