Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2.fluke 9/24/84; site vax3.fluke.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!unc!mcnc!decvax!tektronix!uw-beaver!fluke!ptl From: ptl@fluke.UUCP (Mike Andrews) Newsgroups: net.religion,net.religion.jewish,net.religion.christian Subject: Re: Separation of Church and State ? Message-ID: <1429@vax3.fluke.UUCP> Date: Wed, 10-Jul-85 11:47:43 EDT Article-I.D.: vax3.1429 Posted: Wed Jul 10 11:47:43 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 13-Jul-85 09:16:57 EDT References: <2413@pegasus.UUCP> Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc., Everett, WA Lines: 23 Xref: watmath net.religion:7230 net.religion.jewish:2190 net.religion.christian:852 Hi, Just a quick note on separation of Church and State - if I remember my history right, the Constitution doesn't say anything about separation of Church and State. It seems that Thomas Jefferson wrote a personal letter in which he mentioned the phrase 'separation of Church and State'. He also mentioned something about how forcing people to pay for something they didn't believe in was wrong - but that can be taken to net.abortion. God Bless, Mike Andrews -- *** Ezekiel 37:1-14 *** *** Ephesians 5:8-21 *** *** Job 3:25 and Mark 5:36 *** {decvax,ihnp4}!uw-beaver! \ {sun,allegra}! >fluke!ptl {ucbvax,hplabs}!lbl-csam! /