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The lies about their own purposes are compounded by the arrogance of their claim to be vessels of God's will. Sen. [William Frist] and his allies do not denounce their Democratic opponents for having a different sense of where the courts ought to be going. They denounce Democrats as "opposing people of faith." They suggest that to oppose them is to oppose God.
This is dangerous blasphemy. No United States senator is heaven's gatekeeper for the faithful. None can shovel coal in hell's fire for those he labels as nonbelievers. In a diverse democracy, invoking one version of distorted religion as God's will is as dangerous as using race as a litmus test for oppression. Over the years, a politicized culture and religion have justified slavery and segregation, anti-Semitism, racial and religious stereotypes and gender inequality as God's will.Demanding that the courts enforce one set of religious beliefs and claiming that any who dare oppose that are against "faith" is bad theology and bad democracy. This is why the founding fathers, seeking to protect America's freedoms, made the establishment of any one church unconstitutional. Our founding fathers warned about the horrible toll in lives and treasure caused by religious wars. They sought to free the practice of one's faith from the powers of the state.See the full content of this document
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With Frist or with Freedom
Will America retain an independent judiciary, capable of defending the basic rights of the unpopular few against the many? Will America remain a country where the freedom to practice your own religion is protected by law - a law enforced by a p...
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