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Stuart Krivis - 03 Oct 2006 20:32 GMT

"I learned how valuable our Constitution is and how valuable the
separation of church and state is."

-- Cynthia Dwyer, American hostage held in Iran 444 days (1979-1981),
in a statement, February, 1981, from Albert J Menendez and Edd Doerr,
The Great Quotations on Religious Freedom

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Hachiroku - 04 Oct 2006 00:30 GMT

> "I learned how valuable our Constitution is and how valuable the
> separation of church and state is."
>
> -- Cynthia Dwyer, American hostage held in Iran 444 days (1979-1981),
> in a statement, February, 1981, from Albert J Menendez and Edd Doerr,
> The Great Quotations on Religious Freedom

Yes and those are words to live by!

But, the US Has 'Separation of Church and State'. The US Government does
not have any state-sanctioned religion, and the Government is not run by
religious leaders.

The leaders may BE religious, and their beliefs may guide their hands, but
we also have Congress and the Supreme Court to make sure that's where it
stops.

Separation of Church and State is NOT saying, "No Creche Scenes on the
Town Common at Christmas."

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