Word: religion
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This is a uniquely American dilemma. How can a democratic country that takes pride in its hospitality to different ideas and different peoples acknowledge faith in the public arena without stepping on any toes? Put another way, how can we bring religion into politics without ripping apart the very fabric of the Constitution...
...cloud of impeachment looms over President Clinton, and we enter a special time in the Jewish and Christian calendars, it is worth examining anew the relationship of politics, religion and morality...
Some 'sell out' and unabashedly link religion with politics: the Christian Coalition is a prime example. Others, like Ronald Reagan, deeply identify themselves with religious ideas and infuse their speeches with religious imagery. Even the ostensibly non-religious--or those who are privately religious but feel that religion has no place in politics--still play the "God card," as evidenced by President Clinton's well-choreographed visits to church (arm-in-arm with Hillary) whenever he finds himself in yet another crisis. So we are left with the supreme conceit. Politicians wag their fingers at those...
Moreover, the First Amendment establishment clause was very clearly intended to keep politics out of religion--not the other way around. Government can't interfere with religious organizations, but religious organizations (and religious people) certainly can get involved in government...
...members of the Netscape religion must content themselves with the portly Navigator 4.5, which came out in October. The browser is arguably better than Microsoft's Internet Explorer 4.0 and includes a number of useful innovations, including Smart Browser, which is a kind of built-in 411. Don't know Delta Air Lines' address on the Web? Simply type "Delta Air Lines" into the browser and it'll take you to the easy-to-forget www.delta-air.com If the place you're looking for isn't in Smart Browser's database at Netcenter (Netscape's portal on the Web), Navigator automatically...