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Thread #44137   Message #649043
Posted By: InOBU
13-Feb-02 - 09:06 AM
Thread Name: The end of religious freedom in the US
Subject: RE: The end of religious freedom in the US
In reality, most wars do not have a religious basis... the war in Ireland, and many other "religious wars" were in fact, colateral wars of the cold war, and the "religious" issue was a smoke screan to hide the real politic behind the war. However, if some choose to fight over the abstractions we use to describe God, that is on their soul, I will stand aside from all wars, and if my fellows are not given that freedom, well, this would not be a nation worth living in. We have moved before, and I believe the peace churches have made considerable contributions to this nation, I am sure there are nations which treasure the freedoms we claim, which would be happy to have us.
Larry