tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3744798670342721753.post3551077956914470842..comments2020-10-27T19:54:41.673-04:00Comments on Not Silence: The Dull Blade Of A Double AxeTom Driscoll, Profiled!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08214807565043773561noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3744798670342721753.post-66728082888897949012007-10-19T16:23:00.000-04:002007-10-19T16:23:00.000-04:00interesting piece tom. i remember that neonazi mar...interesting piece tom. i remember that neonazi march on skokie, illinois (the home to many holocaust survivors at that time) quite well. <BR/><BR/>the separation of church and state issue strikes regularly in my life. everyday as we say the pledge in my school with the one nation part, and then have a moment of silence. <BR/><BR/>i see the concept of attempting to make religious doctrine a part of the law everytime i read about the fight against stem cell research, that roe v wade is in jeapordy, or that some group is pushing "intelligent design" for a school district.<BR/>i see it when i read about the orthodox rabbis in israel who wont accept the conversion or marriage of an individual by another denomination.<BR/><BR/>i see it when there is an argument about which religious days to have off from school rather than not having any of them off and being sensitive enough to eliminate tests or project due dates on significant religious holidays.<BR/><BR/>it is a consistent push by many to impose their personal belief doctrines on the public, and our duty to shine the light to the pre -constitutional, roger williams, anne hutchinson, et al... battles of separation of church and state.<BR/><BR/>thanks for spurring the thought<BR/>peace,<BR/>irairahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02493071361272763529noreply@blogger.com