| I was more amused than offended. But in the future you may want to assume that when someone writes with some grammatical skill that they are not adverse to reading a short artical, because they have to do a certain amount of reading to write well. I am not going to bash people that do not write well, because they have their uses as well, and writing skill is not an absolute only a general indication. Nor does everyone that reads well, instantly gain writing profiency.
Anyway, back to the topic. I prefer logos, so I will continue in that vein.
As I have already indicated, I believe that seperation of state and religion is an ideal that cannot ever be reached, but that an effort should be placed in it nonetheless. For example, I had no trouble with the controversy about the ten commandments in a courthose, since they are a representation of law and therefore appropriate. A bible, on the other hand, would not have been appropriate since it symbolizes much more than simply tradition of law.
But as a general rule, I believe that the federal government should be very careful not to hinder or support any religion, a state should have a little more room, and a local community should be able to support whatever religion is predominate in its area, as long as it does not put pressures on other religions that happen to be there or just passing through. |