BK>> Freedom of religion does mean freedom from religion, and that
BK>> was written into the constitution because the founders had seen
BK>> the great damage done by mixing religion and government.

TW>> WRONG again Bob.

TW>> It is not "Freedon FROM Religion" but Freedom the
Practice unhindered
TW>> Religion.

 JS> I have to agree with Tom on this one, Bob. I was likewise
 JS> taken back by your statement, Bob, and feel that you have
 JS> grossly misinterpreted the intent of the Founding Fathers.

 Then you need to reread history. There is no time in history
 where religion was allowed to be mandatory, where religion was
 not corrupted by that fact.

 Freedom from religion is necessary. Freedom of religion is not
 even possible without freedom from religion.

 We require protection against religion as much for the benefit
 of the religious as the non-religious.

 We protect religion by banning the enforcement of religion.

 see the tagline

BOB KLAHN bob.klahn{at}sev.org   http://home.toltbbs.com/bobklahn

... Whenever you mix government and religion it's bad for both.
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