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imanamerican63

(13,795 posts) Fri Jun 15, 2018, 11:04 AM Jun 2018

If the Obama administration would have quoted the bible to set policy or make laws?

They would be accused of injecting religious beliefs into politics!

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If the Obama administration would have quoted the bible to set policy or make laws? (Original Post) imanamerican63 Jun 2018 OP

What happened to the separation of church and state? Sophia4 Jun 2018 #1

Or quoted the Koran njcpa1978 Jun 2018 #2

They would have "proved" he was quoting the Quran Autumn Jun 2018 #3

Sophia4

(3,515 posts)

1. What happened to the separation of church and state?

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Fri Jun 15, 2018, 11:10 AM

Jun 2018

Thomas Jefferson was really big on that.

What happened to the First Amendment. We are not governed by the Bible. Thomas Jefferson and Madison, among others, were very vehement about that fact.

njcpa1978

(114 posts)

2. Or quoted the Koran

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Fri Jun 15, 2018, 11:14 AM

Jun 2018

And there are so many contradictions in scripture, particularly when taken out of context, that Sessions quoting Romans set himself up for ridcule. There are really only 2 messages in the NT. Love your god and love your neighbor. This administration does neither.

Autumn

(45,093 posts)

3. They would have "proved" he was quoting the Quran

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Fri Jun 15, 2018, 11:19 AM

Jun 2018

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