"Barton says given the fact that Hindus are a tiny constituency of the American public, he questions the motivation of Senate leaders. "This is not a religion that has produced great things in the world," he observes. "
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"Where the preamble declares, that coercion is a departure from the plan of the holy author of our religion, an amendment was proposed by inserting "Jesus Christ," so that it would read "A departure from the plan of Jesus Christ, the holy author of our religion;" the insertion was rejected by the great majority, in proof that they meant to comprehend, within the mantle of its protection, the Jew and the Gentile, the Christian and Mohammedan, the Hindoo and Infidel of every denomination."
-Thomas Jefferson, Autobiography, in reference to the Virginia Act for Religious Freedom
Maybe you would be more comfortable with Freud?
============he questions the motivation of Senate leaders=============
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============in proof that they meant to comprehend, within the mantle of its protection, the Jew and the Gentile, the Christian and Mohammedan, the Hindoo and Infidel of every denomination===============
Non sequitor.
————————while Barton acknowledges there is not constitutional problem with a Hindu prayer in the Senate, he wonders about the political side of it. “One definitely wonders about the pragmatic side of it,” he says. “What is the message, and why is the message needed? And will it actually communicate anything other than engender with folks like me a lot of questions?”
Barton says he knows of at least seven cases where Christians have lost their bid to express their own faith in a public prayer.-———————
It’s a fair thing to wonder about. I’ve wondered about it myself, and Freepers wonder about it nearly daily, it seems.
============while Barton acknowledges there is not constitutional problem with a Hindu prayer in the Senate==========
=============while Barton acknowledges there is not constitutional problem with a Hindu prayer in the Senate============
========while Barton acknowledges there is not constitutional problem with a Hindu prayer in the Senate==========
And there it is. That right there is what you are looking for.