To: Matchett-PI
I am a Southern Baptist and I have never tried to force my faith on ANYONE.
I have moved many times and attended many Baptist Churches and all the people seem to have the same attitude about their faith. This has been in many different states.
I only think I should be allowed to worship where I please and when I please and so should all faiths have the same privilege.
The Baptists have ALWAYS been for strict enforcement of the first amendment.
CONGRESS shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or PROHIBITING the free exercise thereof.
Do you know there were colonies that had established state religions? They became states. There was no mention in the constitution that the states [former colonies]had to change. Though they have.
I may be wrong but i think Roger Williams was exiled from the Mass. Bay Colony for his religion and he founded Rhode Island.
Rhode Island became a colony where Jews and Quakers came because hey were allowed to worship as they pleased. So states the World Almanac.
76 posted on
10/30/2005 6:35:57 PM PST by
frannie
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To: frannie
"I am a Southern Baptist and I have never tried to force my faith on ANYONE." Did anyone accuse you of it? Moral busibodies aren't confined to any particular church. One finds them in secular society, too. (click my screen name for more)
77 posted on
10/30/2005 7:08:38 PM PST by
Matchett-PI
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