James Madison’s draft of the Bill of Rights was prepared and introduced shortly after the First Congress convened in 1789. Quoted from: http://ratify.constitutioncenter.org/constitution/index_no_flash.php “The Preamble to The Bill of Rights Congress of the United States begun and held at the City of New-York, on Wednesday the fourth of March, one thousand seven hundred and eighty [...]
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March 27, 2012 by Russ · Comments Off
Filed under: History, Politics, Religion
Social Tagging: Amendment • Bill of Rights • common law • Constitution • First Congress • Grand Jury • House of Representatives • James Madison • New York • Senate
Filed under: History, Politics, Religion
Social Tagging: Amendment • Bill of Rights • common law • Constitution • First Congress • Grand Jury • House of Representatives • James Madison • New York • Senate
All these people who keep yelling about the Constitution and how it’s being violated by the government and keep insisting that “This is a Christian country.” and claiming the government is carrying on a “War on religion” need to read it. Here’s a link to the constitution. http://ratify.constitutioncenter.org/constitution/constitution.pdf And here’s what the 1st amendment actually [...]
I checked the preamble to the Constitution and guess what? It starts with the words “We the people.” It does not begin withwe the hospitals, schools, day care centers, soup kitchens, or any other institution … not even churches! The first amendment guarantees freedom of religion to “We the people” it does not guarantee freedom [...]
I was reading an article in the Wikipedia on Jewish philosophy at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_philosophy and the section far down the page at: Traditionalist attitudes towards philosophy which reads: Haredi traditionalists who emerged in reaction to the Haskalah considered the fusion of religion and philosophy as difficult because classical philosophers start with no preconditions for which conclusions they must reach in their [...]
September 6, 2011 by Russ · Comments Off
Filed under: Current Events, Religion
Social Tagging: Bachmann • Obama • Republican • Rick Perry
Filed under: Current Events, Religion
Social Tagging: Bachmann • Obama • Republican • Rick Perry
Michele Bachmann seems to be missing a great opportunity in her battle for the Republican Presidential nomination. If she can call the earth quake and hurricane Irene God’s vengeance for us electing Obama President she should be calling the Texas fires God’s vengeance for electing Rick Perry Governor. (Makes sense to me!) Russ More on [...]
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