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Submitted by Bill Henry, Dec 6, 2006 12:52

1. You cannot stop Mr Ellison from swearing on the Koran. No one can. Period.

2. What American values are you talking about that are derived from the Bible ?: Slavery, high divorce rate, teenage pregnancies, openly gay couples, cohabiting before marriage, and the worst of them all - placing elderly parents in nursing homes rather than taking care of them at home...... We Americans need to turn to the holiest of all holy books for the right answers: The Bhagavad Gita.

3. Original American values were those of the native Americans (and not from the Bible) and we massacred those poor people.

4. Current American heritage is Hindu- Buddhist-Christian-Muslim. We are multi-religious. That's a fact. The past (that you talk of) is over... finito. Live with it.

5. American Hindus, Buddhists, Muslims etc do not accept the Bible. And their values are no less and probably higher than yours. Amen.

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First off, let's address the issue of America as a Christian nation. The notion is clearly absurd, despite its being... [MORE]	Alex G	Dec 6, 2006 21:53
If he can't take an oath on the Bible, I suggest he take an affirmation, as you noted. The traditional... [MORE]	Jason Pappas	Dec 6, 2006 13:50
My dead serious solution is to make all newly elected national politicians take their oath of office in the Main... [MORE]	Robert Bove	Dec 6, 2006 08:48
Dennis Prager is not ignorant. He is courageous. If you disagree with him that is fine, but that does not... [MORE]	B. Polon	Dec 6, 2006 03:11
1. You cannot stop Mr Ellison from swearing on the Koran. No one can. Period. 2. What American values are you...	Bill Henry	Dec 6, 2006 12:52
Sir, the American constitution was not based on native American values. The American values that Mr. Bolan speaks of are:1. All... [MORE]	David Tinch	Dec 8, 2006 13:44
I don't think Dennis Prager is ignorant of the facts mentioned above or the U.S. Constitution, but he just can't... [MORE]	wanda gag	Dec 6, 2006 01:14

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