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From: bch@mcnc.UUCP (Byron C. Howes)
Newsgroups: net.politics,net.religion
Subject: Re: USA: a religious country?
Message-ID: <833@mcnc.mcnc.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 31-Dec-69 18:59:59 EDT
Article-I.D.: mcnc.833
Posted: Wed Dec 31 18:59:59 1969
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Summary: 

In article <680@bu-cs.UUCP> sam@bu-cs.UUCP (Shelli Meyers) writes:
>But the government of this country *cannot* ignore that the *majority* of
>people in this country are Christian.  *That* is the key....Christians are
>the majority, and therefore the government must cater to their needs...

This sort of thinking leads to some very dangerous conclusions...

The majority of people in this country are caucasian.  Do you believe that
the government of this country must cater to the needs of white people?

Some people forget that the Bill of Rights was designed to protect the
rights of minorities, not enforce the belief of the majority.  The
United States is a republic rather than a true democracy and should stay
that way.  
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						Byron C. Howes
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