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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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