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To: Tailgunner Joe
The 1st Amendment quite clearly restricts our legislators from making any law "respecting an establishment of religion".
Agreed, religious men are free to "influence" [urge/induce], but officials sworn to support the Constitution are not free to make law based on or 'influenced' [caused] by any of the establishments of specific religions.

That is completely false, and to restrict anyone from legislating because of their religious morality is a "religious test" forbidden by the Constitution.

Any religious test is forbidden to qualify for an office, but after attaining office, the official must support the Constitution, - including the 1st Amendments restrictions on the various 'establishments' of religions.

120 posted on 04/15/2005 10:37:55 PM PDT by P_A_I
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To: P_A_I
The first amendment restricts the establishment of a national religion, it does not restrictlegislators from making law "based on or 'influenced' [caused] by any of the establishments of specific religions." The amendment simply does not say this and has never meant this.
122 posted on 04/15/2005 10:43:30 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
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