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- From: ecl@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (Evelyn C. Leeper)
- Subject: Re: Santa Dollars.......
- Organization: AT&T
- Distribution: usa
- Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 23:17:58 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Dec12.231758.23105@cbnewsj.cb.att.com>
- Keywords: church, state, religion
- References: <1992Dec11.210223.21105@leland.Stanford.EDU> <1992Dec11.220909.26097@asl.dl.nec.com>
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- In article <1992Dec11.220909.26097@asl.dl.nec.com> alie@csl.dl.nec.com (Andrew Lie) writes:
- > In article <1992Dec11.210223.21105@leland.Stanford.EDU>, rsingh@goliath.Stanford.EDU ( raj) writes:
- > |> As it is, a LOT of people have trouble with "In God We Trust" being on
- > |> US notes, so isn't putting Santa's picture on the note not only
- > |> endorsing religion, but also Christianity. Comments? Flames?
- > |> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- >
- > Santa has nothing to do with religion, or Christianity.
- > It is just a benevolent figure reminding us to care and share.
-
- It has been my experience that Christians say Santa has nothing to
- do with religion and Christianity, but Jews feel otherwise. Santa is,
- after all, Saint Nicholas. And Santa is linked with Christmas, an
- arguably religious holiday.
-
- Evelyn C. Leeper | +1 908 957 2070 | att!mtgzy!ecl or ecl@mtgzy.att.com
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- "God does not play dice with the universe." --Albert Einstein
- "Albert, stop telling God what to do." --Niels Bohr
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