Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihuxq.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!ihuxq!ken From: ken@ihuxq.UUCP (ken perlow) Newsgroups: net.religion,net.politics Subject: Re: School Prayer -- My personal opinions Message-ID: <766@ihuxq.UUCP> Date: Sun, 11-Mar-84 15:29:40 EST Article-I.D.: ihuxq.766 Posted: Sun Mar 11 15:29:40 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 12-Mar-84 05:21:12 EST References: <237@unmvax.UUCP> <1403@mit-eddie.UUCP> <1342@ut-sally.UUCP>, <972@ihuxr.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 24 -- >> Is it possible that your religious belief, a belief in "non-God", and your >> expectation that the state promote your religion, might be insensitive to >> my religion, and in fact discriminatory against it? I haven't really >> thought about this, but the idea struck me and I couldn't argue myself out >> of asking......... That's silly. No one is suggesting (like they did in Albania) making atheism the state religion. Keeping prayer out of public schools does not mean sanctioning non-belief in god. If you don't see that, you've missed the whole point. The government should have NO position, none, on religious practice. That's not a "yes" vote; it's not a "no" vote; it's "I abstain". Something I WON'T DO in November. If you find me insensitive and discriminatory because I'd rather not be forced by the government to kneel before your religious icons, what can I say? Pray harder, I guess. But do it in private. -- *** *** JE MAINTIENDRAI ***** ***** ****** ****** 11 Mar 84 [21 Ventose An CXCII] ken perlow ***** ***** (312)979-7261 ** ** ** ** ..ihnp4!ihuxq!ken *** ***