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In reply to the discussion: We have removed God from our ... wait, WTF? [View all]Blanks
(4,835 posts)24. Not everyone believes that's what the founders meant.
At the risk of bringing a beat down upon myself; the bill of rights doesn't use the phrase 'separation of church and state'.
It also doesn't grant us 'freedom from religion', but that's what I believe. I especially think we should have freedom from religion in our schools.
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They are God Botherers, and are arrogant enough to bother him most of all on his day of rest.
Bernardo de La Paz
Feb 2013
#22
I would never presume to 'know' something without any proof one way or the other
lunatica
Feb 2013
#32
How many people suffer from mental illness because of religion and its preachers?
libtodeath
Feb 2013
#2
I'm older than you. Here's my story of before your time. I think you'll enjoy it:
freshwest
Feb 2013
#48
Nope, the Lord's Prayer wasn't mandated. The teacher said nothing either way. We'd seen the TV news.
freshwest
Feb 2013
#59
I assume that this nitwit means that since open prayer isnt allowed then God cant come in.
rhett o rick
Feb 2013
#33
The knuckledraggers are crawling all over themselves to repeat that bit of insanity.
Buzz Clik
Feb 2013
#51