[Vision2020] Intoleristas

[Sunil Ramalingam]

No, Glenns, this just means that your 'interpretation' is different from that which is applicable.

Sunil

> Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:50:49 -0800
> From: vpschwaller at gmail.com
> To: vision2020 at moscow.com
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Intoleristas
> 
> Tem Moffett refers to "a basic US Constitutional principle, the
> separation of church and state."  Hmmm . . .  I wasn't aware this was
> a basic US Constitutional principle.  This idea is nothing more than
> complete metaphorical misrepresentation of the basic premise of the
> establishment clause, "Congress shall make no law respecting an
> establishment of religion. . ."
> 
> This has become a major distortion thanks to the "interpretation" of
> laws (and in many instance the out and out making of laws) by the
> liberal side of the Supreme Court.  The establishment clause was
> designed to prevent the establishment of a "state religion", not
> Christian Theism.  As a result of the Supreme Court's work, we are
> witnessing the gradual obliteration of Christian Theism and the
> establishment of laws promoting humanism as a "state religion".
> 
> Is this not exactly what the establishment clause in our constitution
> was intended to prevent?  The Constitution is now allowing the
> government to force "nonconformists" to accept and live by "humanism".
>  A definite turnabout of the true nature of our First Amendment
> rights.
> 
> GS
> 
> On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 7:18 PM, Scott Dredge <scooterd408 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >> Paul wrote:
> >> I thought Doug and Dale had
> >> libertarian tendencies. I would have thought they would be as much
> >> against gaming the system as I am, because it props up those who are by
> >> definition unworthy of being at the top.
> >>
> >
> > This could spark a long debate and likely one that has been played out time
> > and again on the viz as well as both Dale's and Doug's sites especially on
> > the topic of 501c3 non-profits and downtown parking where Doug claims
> > 'religious persecution by Interolistas' if anyone delves into the validity
> > of these entities - specifically that they are not operating in manner that
> > is 'gaming the system'.
> >
> > Doug and Dale do have libertarian leanings and want less to no government
> > except for the most personal of personal issues (abortion, birth control,
> > premarital sex, homosexuality, etc.) where they want a police state to
> > intervene and prevent whatever they deem as 'sinful'.
> >
> > BTW, I consider you a middle of the roader like me who is probably just as
> > critical of the extreme left as you are of the extreme right.  Your writings
> > typically make logical sense to me.
> >
> > -Scott
> >
> >
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