From: "Jeff Shultz" 

Give it a little credit for archaic language.... there wasn't much outside
the Judeo-Christian sphere when it was written. Any state organization
challenging a religious anything solely on the grounds of that language
would find the state judical system happily digging them a grave.

--
Jeff Shultz
http://www.wvi.com/~jbshultz
As a student, my job is asking questions.


"John Cuccia"  wrote in message
news:3925b127{at}w3.nls.net...
> I think that Section 2 serves to limit religious beliefs.  What about
> "Almight Gods"?  Or almight gods?  Or Goddesses?  What about religions
that
> don't recognize any deity(ies)?
>
> "Bill Lucy"  wrote in message
> news:MPG.138f5a9ad9f966a59898f2{at}news.barkto.com...
> > In article , si{at}wvi.com says...
> > > In the cases I've heard recently, it's actually been the cities that
are
> doing the harassing, trying to limit the size of services to ridiculously
> low numbers (70 people in a church built for 700 person services, etc...)
> > >
> > > AFIAK, the Oregon Constitution has Religious Freedom written into it.
> >
> >
> > From the Constitution of the State of Oregon:
> >
> > Article I.
> > Bill of Rights
> >
> > Section 2. Freedom of worship. All men shall be secure in the Natural
> right, to
> > worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their own
consciences.-
> >
> > Section 3. Freedom of religious opinion. No law shall in any case
whatever
> > control the free exercise, and enjoyment of religeous (sic) opinions, or
> > interfere with the rights of conscience.-
> >
> > Section 4. No religious qualification for office. No religious test
shall
> be
> > required as a qualification for any office of trust or profit.-
> >
> > Section 5. No money to be appropriated for religion. No money shall be
> drawn
> > from the Treasury for the benefit of any religeous (sic), or theological
> > institution, nor shall any money be appropriated for the payment of any
> > religeous (sic) services in either house of the Legislative Assembly.-
> >
> > Section 6. No religious test for witnesses or jurors. No person shall be
> > rendered incompetent as a witness, or juror in consequence of his
opinions
> on
> > matters of religeon (sic); nor be questioned in any Court of Justice
> touching
> > his religeous (sic) belief to affect the weight of his testimony.-
> >
>

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