Comments on: VP Candidates On Church-State Separation

CBS Evening News: Biden And Palin Answer Katie Couric's Vice-Presidential Questions

[krosenms]

It would appear that Governor Palin attributed her quote to the wrong Jefferson:

Thomas Jefferson never uttered the words "Never underestimate the wisdom of the American people."

That was actually a paraphrase of a statement uttered by William *Jefferson* Clinton earlier in the primary season!

[amercanbiker]

No, thisi is wrong. In scientific terminology, a thoery is an explanation of a known fact. In the venacular of common speech the word theory means something less than a fact. This is not the case in science. You state numerous other things about fossile remains and presume that just because you say or write them, they must be true. There are many questions that have yet to be answered but that doesn''''t disprove evolution. That evolution happened is abundantly clear and proven beyond reasoable doubt.

Posted by fsw3 at 12:23 PM : Oct 02, 2008


Well said and true.

[rodhemeon]

''''As Putin rears his head and comes into the airspace of the United States''''
Palin the ''''Maverick'''' grabs her shotgun....If she and McCain begin to spiral downward in the polls....as they will.......The rich and powerful may very likely create a major international incident.....To allow John McCain to come to the rescue..........

Republican or Democrat....
You will feel a cold chill running down your spine....as McCain and
Palin assume control of the nuclear trigger.

[pastdue1]

also want the government strongarming the church
Posted by Hwy71So at 10:07 AM : Oct 02, 2008

Please explain what you mean by "the church". And that, is exactly what most people want, they do NOT want "the church" interfering with government. The church and religion are often two different things. Enjoy your freedom of religion, but let everyone else enjoy their freedom of religion also. That is what the framers of the Consitution intended.

[pastdue1]

Posted by StormyTexan at 10:07 AM : Oct 02, 2008

I apologize for my lateness in answering. I had intended to research your question, but something came up so I will just have to say I do not know the complete answer to your question,. However, the Church of England took years to overcome the influence of Catholicism and never did totally, but, the history of how and why the Church of England came about is a bit fascinating. even if it has no relevance to this election. But, like I said I cannot answer your question .
On a different note, Many of us like interacting with you when you are civilly discussing topics that are real and relevant to the situation in our country today.

[im4honesty]

It is amusing that Palin''s handlers started two days ago harping about the moderator of the debate. They think they have found an avenue to follow after she makes a total and complete azz of herself on national television. "The moderator was unfair... boo-hoo... the lefties framed her." LMAO!!!!

[rinnie5]

Like I said, if Joe doesn''''t know the answer, he just makes one up!

At least Biden can think on his feet. Unlike staring cross eyed into the camera with no answer or saying, "I''ll have to look it up and get back to ya". LOL

[pastdue1]

Posted by StormyTexan at 09:35 AM : Oct 02, 2008

You know you are being facetious. You know that he is simply telling you that the framers of the Constitution knew history, they were educated enough to know what religion , as a governmental force, could do.
In early America, look at what happened in Salem, the framers knew this.
Look at Afghanistan, we see the results of religion being an overriding force.
We both know that Biden was not saying that the framers had lived through the Crusades, Inquisition, etc.

[cbs_tom]

"That those considerations and beliefs of religion had no place in government and the considerations and aspects of government had no place in religion".
Posted by Mrs_R at 08:41 AM : Oct 02, 2008
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness".
US DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776.

[pastdue1]

Jefferson was not overly religious, nor was Benjamin Franklin, neither was as religious as John Adams and Adams was definite on his views to keep religon out of government. Biden had it right and so did Palin ~ the Constitution gives you the right to express your religious opinions ~ you simply do not have the right to force your beliefs onto the entire populace through the government.
Biden knows the Constitution ~ he teaches Constitutional Law. Palin knows what the Bush advisors tell her to say ~ and that is the difference.

We twice elected a man who stunned us with his hominess and his glittering generalities ~ one who could "connect with the people". Do we really want another person in the executive branch who knows nothing about the Constitution We see how much erosion of our freedooms comes about when we elect someone who thinks the Constitution is just a #@$%# piece of paper. We see what happens to our economy when we elect someone who believes that the #$%$# piece of paper does not apply to the executive branch and , in fact, cannot even decide which branch of government they belong to. We see what happens to our world standing when we elect someone who believes that the @#$% piece of paper gives him the right to embroil us in a costly deadly oil war for the gain of a few. And, guess what? Bush had more going for him than Palin does.