http://disqus.com/by/quincyst/enSun, 14 Feb 2010 13:20:09 -0000http://notes-from-offcenter.com/2010/02/05/the-influence-of-the-westminster-confession-on-religious-freedom/#comment-34190689<p>This interpretation accords with my understanding of what the Establishment Clause means and how our founders meant it to operate.</p><p>I come to my continued strong support of the separation of church and state from my own long spiritual journey, one I have not taken lightly but at the same time have not taken so seriously that I ignore the fact of the different spiritual paths my fellow citizens choose to take (or not).</p><p>I tell people I'm a PresbyJewBu, born a Presbyterian, converted to Reform Judaism at age 23, and moved on to Korean Zen Buddhism at age 46. My Buddhist name, Il'tal, means unconventional.</p><p>I've written about this journey elsewhere - <a href="http://www.floridafreethinkers.com/448/a-spiritual-journey-to-atheism" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://www.floridafreethinkers.com/448/a-spiritual-journey-to-atheism">http://www.floridafreethink...</a>.</p><p>As a former Christian/now nontheist, I find the push by the Christian right to rewrite American history to make Christianity the official religion of the US disheartening, short-sighted, and dangerous. I certainly concur that:</p><p>“If one religion only were allowed [in England], the government would possibly become arbitrary; if there were but two, the people would cut each other’s throats; but as there are such a multitude, they all live happy and in peace.”</p>pamdoddSun, 14 Feb 2010 13:20:09 -0000http://blog.a2armory.com/excaliburemail/#comment-6791452<p>Quite an imagination! Wish I sold stuff that people got this excited about.</p>pamdoddMon, 02 Mar 2009 14:04:41 -0000