You are right, that is the bill of rights--the two documents are inseperable
in my mind--I often refer to them both as one...

And, you are right again, we do indeed have freedom of religion--the "state"
cannot establish a "state religion" is what that means... I didn't want them
to anyway ... with my luck they'd pick the "Jehovah Witnesses"--I'd have
gov't people knocking on my door on the weekend!!!! grin

Regards,
John

"Frank Gilliland" wrote in message
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| On Fri, 6 May 2005 11:00:49 -0700, "John Smith"
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| Well, unless I am mistaken, the following appears in our constitution:
| ". . . endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights . . ."
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| You -are- mistaken -- that's from the Declaration of Independence.
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| Now, I am an AMERIAN with GREAT respect for the founders and traditions
of
| this country--if the "rule of God" was good enough for them, it is good
| enough for me, end of story!!!!
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| But it -wasn't- good enough for them, which is why Madison and
| Jefferson fought so hard against the Conventicle Act and the Test Act,
| and why the Bill of Rights includes a clause that establishes both
| freedom of religion and the seperation of church and state.
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