From: Randall Parker 

Rich,

But you referred to "a monotheistic god". The gov't should assert
this over, say, polytheistic religions?

(polytheistic religions make for much more interesting mythologies btw)

Oh, and it sounds like your comments about atheism sounds eerily like you
are embracing Newt Gingrich's "The constitution doesn't guarantee
freedom of religion. It guarantees freedom _for_ religion".

In article <3928c1cd$1{at}w3.nls.net>, richhong{at}hawksci.com says...
> Steve,
>
> I'd have to see the whole thread to understand the context, but I will admit
> that I tend to see freedom of religion in terms of religious pluralism
> rather than religion versus atheism; IOW, to me "religious
freedom" is about
> allowing Jews, Muslims, etc. to worship unfettered.
>
> So when I speak of not permitting agents of the state to support religion, I
> am generally speaking of promoting Christianity over non-Christian faiths.
> I do not consider the *generic* promotion of the idea of faith to be a
> violation of the anti-establishment clause, as long as no particular
> doctrine is endorsed.  Hence, "In God We Trust" on coinage
doesn't bother
> me.  Posting the Ten Commandments, OTOH, does bother me.
>
> Rich
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