FWD: Le Monde Diplomatique, June 2001

[David Morris]

"Secular society at stake?"  Give me a F'ing break!

God bless the USA's First Amendment:  "Congress shall make no law respecting 
an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or 
abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people 
peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of 
grievances."

I'd rather be at the risk of being fooled by some cult than have the 
government decide which religions are worthy of "dissolution."  ALL 
religions are money-making cults, fer Buddha's sake!

David Morris

>From: KXX4493553 at aol.com
>
>english at Monde-diplomatique.fr:
>
> > EUROPE RESISTS AMERICAN RELIGIOUS CULTS
> >
> >  Secular society at stake
> >
> >  by BRUNO FOUCHEREAU
> > [snip] The case focused attention on groups which claim to be religious 
>sects, but are instead engaged in money-making activities. France is now 
>ushering in legislation that will allow the courts to dissolve such 
>movements.  The US administration is, however, trying to ensure their 
>impunity on grounds of religious freedom and supports various cults which 
>peddle forms of new-right and neo-conservative ideology in the name of 
>anti-communism.
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