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Atheists demand removal of Utah highway crosses commemorating fallen Highway Patrol troopers
"J.C." > wrote in
m: > > "Kate " > wrote in message > ... >> >> >> >Larry Bud wrote: >> >> > "The presence of the UHP logo on a poignant religious symbol >> >> > is an >> >> > unconstitutional violation of the United States Constitution. It >> >> > is government endorsement of religion," said Rivers, Utah >> >> > director for American Atheists. >> >> >> >> Sigh. As a fellow Atheist, I can't stand these nutjobs. >> >> >> >> The Constitution clearly states "Congress shall make no law >> >> respecting an establishment of religion" >> >> >> >> If Mr. Rivers can point to a bill that was passed by Congress >> >> establishing a religion, I'm all ears, and will defend his point. >> >> Otherwise, there is no violation. >> >> >> You made the common mistake that lots of theists do. >> >> the words are 'establish religion' not 'establish a religion' >> >> What the words establish religion mean, is congress can make no law >> that supports religion in any form. >> > > Nor deny the free exercise thereof. Why do people always try to hide > that part? The federal government can even spend taxpayer money to > support religion. You simply don't know what you are talking about. > > > -- > Criticism is easy and takes no intelligence at all. > Offerring a valid, different solution takes brains. > > J. C. > > > There are limits to that "free exercise" thing,like any other "right". And the Federal and State governments should NOT be spending public funds on "supporting religion". However,I would support a checkbox for that on the tax returns like there is for Election donations. Then the People can directly delegate funds to their chosen NGO activity. (NGO=non-government organization) -- Jim Yanik jyanik at kua.net |
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Atheists demand removal of Utah highway crosses commemorating fallen Highway Patrol troopers
> And the Federal and State governments should NOT be spending public funds
> on "supporting religion". Certainly where the funds come from is another issue. > However,I would support a checkbox for that on the tax returns like there > is for Election donations. > Then the People can directly delegate funds to their chosen NGO activity. > (NGO=non-government organization) Tax forms are messy enough. If you want to delegate funds to your chosen NGO, you donate and deduct it. |
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