From: RFaussette@aol.com
Date: Fri Jul 18 2003 - 17:54:21 EDT
In a message dated 7/18/03 6:00:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
Dawsonzhu@aol.com writes:
> >Did you ever hear Dershowitz talk about the evils of Christianity?
>
> I'm sorry, I probably should know who this person is, but as
> usual, I am ignorant of far more things than I will ever
> be able to imagine and cannot answer this.
>
> By Grace alone we proceed,
> Wayne
>
>
>
It wasn't a pop quiz - and you did answer it - you haven't heard Dershowitz -
here's a quote from one of his books:
The separation of church and state in America is the foundation on which the
first class legal status of American Jews rests. The wall of separation, along
with our history as a nation of immigrants, is what makes America so
different for Jews. The absence of a state supported church, and the prohibition
against religious tests for public office, guarantee that Jews will never merely
be tolerated, as we were - and still are - in other 'host' nations. There is no
hierarchy of religions in America. All religions and non-religions are deemed
equal before the law. But what is guaranteed by law is not always implemented
in practice.
This reality was brought home to me many years ago by my son Elon, when he
was beginning the fifth grade. We were living in Palo Alto California, at the
time, and he was attending the local public elementary school. One day he came
home asking: "Daddy do we have to believe in God in America?" I explained to
him that everyone is free to decide for himself. But I wondered where the
question had come from. We had frequently discussed God and whether anyone could be
certain of his existence, and Elon had even expressed some doubts about his
own beliefs with the usual preteen questions..."
Dershowitz's story goes on for another page. Elon asks about 'In God we
Trust' on coins and objects to saying 'under God' in the Pledge of Allegiance at
school. Why?
"Elon explained that if he were forced to say that this country is under the
Christian God, not the Jewish God, then that would be admitting that this is
their country more than it is ours." ppgs 313-315 Chutzpah by Alan Dershowitz
Simon & Schuster, 1991, (Harvard law professor, columnist, appellate lawyer).
#1 on NY Times bestseller list
Now you might venture a guess as to where the attacks on Christianity in the
courts are coming from.
rich
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