tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post5584912298707519875..comments2024-01-10T17:36:15.040-07:00Comments on The Lippard Blog: McCain thinks the Constitution establishes a Christian nationLippardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16826768452963498005noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-34144080170168603782008-06-08T13:11:00.000-07:002008-06-08T13:11:00.000-07:00Fergie: Agree. I'm not sure Obama will be any be...Fergie: Agree. I'm not sure Obama will be any better--he says things like advocating "belief in things not seen" as "God's greatest gift to us" and seems to have a very broad view of the role of the president as national savior, but I'm hoping he'll reign in some of the recent constitutional abuses. I fear, though, that even if he reduces executive power in some areas, he will expand it in others.<BR/><BR/>Hume's Ghost: Yeah, those Founding Fathers who were active in 1954... This all seems <A HREF="http://lippard.blogspot.com/2007/10/bob-mccarty-suppresses-truth.html" REL="nofollow">somehow familiar.</A>Lippardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16826768452963498005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-50395067149512613622008-06-08T11:48:00.000-07:002008-06-08T11:48:00.000-07:00I love the part where he cites "in god we trust" a...I love the part where he cites "in god we trust" as proof the founders wanted to establish a Christian nation on "Christian principles".Hume's Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13551684109760430351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-62629628806752784852008-06-08T09:36:00.000-07:002008-06-08T09:36:00.000-07:00Jim,I completely agree. John McCain is either (a) ...Jim,<BR/><BR/>I completely agree. John McCain is either (a) a panderer to the Christian Right, or (b) actually believes the nonsense he is spouting, or (c) both.<BR/><BR/>Either way, he is a dangerous man to be considered to be in The White House, especially after the horrific Constitutional violations of the Bush Administration over the course of the past 7+ years.<BR/><BR/>Having said that, I support the freedom of Americans to practice whatever religious superstitions that they wish to endeavor, but let's keep the separation of Church and State sacrosanct -- our Founding Fathers framed the architecture of the U.S. Government that way for a very good reason.<BR/><BR/>This is not to say that I do not respect John McCain for his service to our country -- in fact, I do very much. As a U.S. Army veteran, I have a very high regard for him in his sacrifices during the Vietnam War. But his views on governing this country from the Oval Office, I fear, will be detrimental to us all.<BR/><BR/><I>- ferg</I>Fergiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16308426160997114996noreply@blogger.com