The artist's website here. Go here to see the meanings in the painting.
The First Amendment promises, essentially, freedom of religion; not guaranteed freedom from religion.
BZ
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Sunday, June 27, 2010
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isn't that an amazing video..? thanks for posting it. What did Reagan say? "we're either one nation under God or we're a nation gone under?" Something like that.
Amen to that.
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Z, at Sun Jun 27, 12:15:00 AM PDT
And the clergy at the time of the Founding and Framing were all for it!
It kept government from dictating to the church what it should preach about... I am far less worried about religious influence on the government than government influence on the practice of religion.
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A Jacksonian, at Sun Jun 27, 10:04:00 AM PDT
And the clergy at the time of the Founding and Framing were all for it!
It kept government from dictating to the church what it should preach about... I am far less worried about religious influence on the government than government influence on the practice of religion.
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A Jacksonian, at Sun Jun 27, 10:04:00 AM PDT
Z: Reagan said: ""If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under."
AJ: Reagan also said "I have wondered at times about what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through the U.S. Congress."
BZ
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Bloviating Zeppelin, at Sun Jun 27, 10:21:00 AM PDT
Isn't this McNaughton's work something? Would that all of America understood the significance of this work of art!
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Always On Watch, at Sun Jun 27, 02:02:00 PM PDT
In this day in age, if one is a believer in God, he is shunned. Its ok to be against the Christian God, but if we offend the Muslim one its blasphemy all of a sudden. There is something wrong with that. The priests, imams, preachers, and other religious leaders walked hand in hand down the street when the Constitution was signed. It gave them the ability to practice their religion without the government stepping in. It was a wonderful thing. Now, we can't even pray in public without being spat upon. Whereas people of faiths other than Christianity are ok to do whatever they want. And notice how atheists are only offended by the christian God. Strange.isn't it?
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Chris, at Sun Jun 27, 04:44:00 PM PDT
Awesome video BZ. The separation of church and state is always wrongly interpreted. It's so convenient to do so.
Some times I'm on the side of no prayer in the schools because today, I don't know who a teacher might be praying to!
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Maggie Thornton, at Sun Jun 27, 09:28:00 PM PDT
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