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In today's Wingnut Gazette...

Katherine Harris:

(W)e have to have elected officials in government and we have to have the faithful in government and over time, that lie we have been told, the separation of church and state, people have internalized, thinking that they needed to avoid politics and that is so wrong because God is the one who chooses our rulers. And if we are the ones not actively involved in electing those godly men and women and if people aren’t involved in helping godly men in getting elected than we’re going to have a nation of secular laws. That’s not what our founding fathers intended and that’s certainly isn’t what God intended.

(Emphasis added.)

Er, you probably ought to read your Constitution again, Ms. Harris. It's not a lie at all, but in fact it's right there in the Bill of Rights, and smack dab on top:

Amendment I - Freedom of Religion, Press, Expression.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Remember, freedom of religion also means freedom from religion, particularly the brand that you'd like to impose on the rest of the country. And as for the Founding Fathers' intent, well, here's some more assigned reading for you.

Franklin, Washington, John Adams, Jefferson, Madison, and Hamilton. Far from being the conventional pious Christians we too often imagine, these men were skeptical intellectuals, in some cases not even Christians at all. Moral Minority presents unforgettable images of our iconic founders: Jefferson taking a razor to the Bible and cutting out every miraculous and supernatural occurrence; Washington rewriting speeches others had crafted for him, so as to omit all references to Jesus Christ; Franklin and Adams confiding their doubts about Christ's divinity; Madison expressing deep disapproval over the appointment of chaplains to Congress and the armed forces, and of what we would now call "faith-based" initiatives.

August 27, 2006 in Current Affairs | Permalink

Comments

If God chooses our leaders, I think God will be re-electing Senator Bill Nelson this year.

Posted by: Richard at Aug 27, 2006 11:46:24 AM

Her winning the nomination but then getting trounced by Nelson would be (like Ralph Reed's recent flameout) strong evidence that either a) God doesn't exist, or b) God exists but isn't too pleased with the political animals who invoke his/her name at every opportunity.

Posted by: Pete at Aug 27, 2006 1:59:18 PM

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