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To: End The Hypocrisy
Between 1776 and 1955 we did not have a Theocracy. In fact we did not have a theocracy during the late 18th and early 19th century when some states had official churches.
What basis do you have to presume taht we will have a Theocracy if we go back to the freedom of speech we had from 1850-1955?
The factis that we are a very diverse country with regard to religion. There are hundreds of sects in this country. To assume that once would dominate is preposterous.
What I do so is a domination by the state for the purpose of a particular beliefs system: Atheism, under the guse of seperation.
7 posted on 10/08/2002 1:56:29 PM PDT by rmlew
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To: rmlew
>>>Between 1776 and 1955 we did not have a Theocracy. In fact we did not have a theocracy during the late 18th and early 19th century when some states had official churches.<<<


Various states had STATE laws which made sure that the state and church were separate during that time. In Virginia, for example, Jefferson authored his state's religious independence bill.

The US DOES, indeed, have numerous religions. The idea that any churches could continue having tax-exempt status while potentially suggesting to their congregations that "God[s] told me we must vote for this politician" brings theocracies to mind, though, does it not?
8 posted on 10/08/2002 2:10:32 PM PDT by End The Hypocrisy
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