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Pat’s political perspective clearly shows, though he holds views disparate from many persons, he limited his congressional activity to constitutionally authorized acts. Further, he proved himself not the Constitution pervert whom non-theists fear.
Swindall endured much heat from the Christian community over his position against mandated school prayer. A true theistic fanatic would have supported congressional mandates for school prayer and removal of the evolution theory of human origin from classrooms.
Though Swindall let no man spoil him through philosophy and vain deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the rudiments of the world and not according to [his] Christ, who is his head of all principality and power, he honored his sworn oath to "...pass no law respecting the establishment of his religion or prohibiting the [anyone’s] free exercise thereof...."
Chapter One Notes:
1 America’s Godly Heritage (1993), Dave Barton, WallBuilders, Inc. (video), P. O. Box 397, Aledo, TX 76008, 817-441-6044, e-mail: barton@wallbuilders.com, or visit: http://www.wallbuilders.com
2 Quotations that Support the Separation of State and
Church by Ed and Michael E. Buckner,
published by The Atlanta Freethought Society,
3 The Foundations of American Government (1992), Dave Barton, WallBuilders, Inc. (video), P. O. Box 397, Aledo, TX 76008, 817-441-6044, e-mail: barton@wallbuilders.com, or visit: http://www.wallbuilders.com
4 Education and the Founding Fathers (1993), Dave Barton, WallBuilders, Inc. (video), P. O. Box 397, Aledo, TX 76008, 817-441-6044, e-mail: barton@wallbuilders.com, or visit: http://www.wallbuilders.com
5 For a thorough understanding of libertarianism, read Libertarianism In One Lesson available from: The Advocates for Self-Government, 1202 N. Tennessee St., Suite 202, Cartersville, GA 30120 , or call : 770-386-8372, 800-932-1776, e-mail: advocates@self-gov.org , or visit: http://www.self-gov.org
6 From her speech, Atheists: The Last Minority delivered at the Twentieth Annual Convention of American Atheists.
7 A House Divided, Swindall (1987), pp. 9-10, 148-149, 156, 154
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