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Re: [at-l] lawlessness
Hi Trudy and David,
Do you guys mind taking this off the list? It doesn't seem to be to
appropriate to this forum. Thanks,
Jason
On Tue, 6 May 1997, David Appell wrote:
> Trudy, I really don't want to go into this can of worms too deeply,
> because it's a subject unlikely to ever conclude. As I said, the
> Constitution makes no mention of God, and is careful to separate
> governance from religion. The founding fathers came from a
> Christian-based society and could hardly be exempt from its influence,
> just as if we were to draft a new constitution today. Besides,
> Christianity, as a philosophy, does have valid, useful, nobel things to
> say about how man should relate to his fellow men. The Golden Rule is,
> I think, the most fundamental basis of nearly any set of laws. It's
> incorrect to infer that a desire for separation of religion and state
> implies a set of laws that have no intersection with Christian
> philosophy.
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