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So you say you want the Ten Commandments posted in public places
So you say you want the Ten Commandments posted in public places. For one thing, we are a secular nation. God is not in our constitution. Second, it’s bad manners to force your religion down the throats of others. Not … Continue reading
Thank God we have a godless Constitution
Posted on Mon, Oct. 31, 2005 Thank God we have a godless Constitution The claim that America began as a Christian nation rewrites history. CHRIS AYERS Special to the Observer Modern-day conservatives say our nation began as a Christian nation … Continue reading
Posted in Critique of Fundamentalists/Evangelicals, Politics/Current Events
Tagged America is a Christian nation, American history, American religious history, Christian nation, ecclesiastical tyranny, founding fathers, framers of the constitution, Francis Bellamy, In God We Trust, Issac Kramnick, liberal judges, no religious test, Pledge of Allegiance, R. Laurence Moore, religion in the public square, religious pluralism, Rev. Dr. Chris Ayers, rewriting history, secular government, ten commandments, The Articles of Confedertation of 1776, The Godless Constitution, Thomas Jefferson, Wedgewood Baptist Church
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I Hate It When I Don't Get To Hate (Dammit it!)
So there’s this neighbor I don’t know. Hey, don’t you throw that silly little Good Samaritan parable in my face. There’s this neighbor I don’t know. I know enough, though, to hate him. O.K., hate may be too strong. Let’s … Continue reading
Thank God We Have A Godless Constitution
(The article below appeared in The Charlotte Observer and The Center for Progressive Christianity’s newsletter.) Thank God we have a godless Constitution The claim that America began as a Christian nation rewrites history. Modern-day conservatives say our nation began as … Continue reading
Posted in Politics/Current Events
Tagged Articles of Confederation, Christian nation, Constitution, Declaration of Independence, framers of the constitution, God, godless constitution, In God We Trust, Isaac Kramnick, Pledge of Allegiance, R. Lauerence Moore, school prayer, secular government, state constitutions, ten commandments, Thomas Jefferson, United States, We the people
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