Peter Frank
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Sun Jan-22-06 03:19 AM
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| Anyone Remember When JFK Was Thought to be Un-electable... |
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...when Conservatives were afraid that his Catholicism would bring too much religion into the oval office?
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| Daphne08
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Sun Jan-22-06 03:23 AM
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| 1. Yes. They said The Church would try to rule America. n/t |
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Sun Jan-22-06 03:32 AM
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| 2. Now we've got W and his theocrats and bushbots |
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Sun Jan-22-06 04:39 AM
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It used to be the job of Conservatives to keep religion out of politics.
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| Peter Frank
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Sun Jan-22-06 03:42 AM
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I'm thrilled that someone else remembers.
Yeah, JFK was going to be the first president to cross the line between church and state.
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Sun Jan-22-06 03:53 AM
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| 4. oh, I remember--the pope was going to run this country. |
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Sun Jan-22-06 04:35 AM
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...and the world would fall into bloody chaos with an American president married to a religious ideology.
Fortunately for us -- JFK was not the type of Christian to wear his faith on his sleeve.
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Sun Jan-22-06 09:24 AM
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Ironic, isn't it--those same people afraid of religion running the country just love it now! Of course they still aren't Catholics. lol
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