Mr. Forsythe: I remind you that Mr. Finkelman, and not I, made a comparison between Jefferson's views and today's conservatives in his initial posting. As such, it is a relevant question on this list so long as it gets back to and stays with the subject of TJ. Even though you "have no idea what 'conservatives/Republicans' as a group are for
or again[st]," that should not preclude others from trying to decipher what Senator Allen meant in a historical context, which is what Mr. Finkelman was trying to do initially.
John R. Maass
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From: Debra Jackson/Harold Forsythe
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Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 3:57 PM
Subject: Re: Religious freedom?
I, for one, have no idea what "conservatives/Republicans" as a group are for
or again and I don't think that this is a list dedicated to discussing such
matters. I personally ask Paul not to respond to this particular post.
Let's get back to discussing the things we know about; Virginia history.
Harold S. Forsythe
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Maass" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 3:39 PM
Subject: Religious freedom?
I find it interesting that the only reaction so far to Mr. Finkleman's
initial statements about Jefferson and Senator Allen's remarks are about
TJ's "problem" with slavery. Mr. Finkleman also made a very sweeping and
preposterous statement that conservatives/Republicans are against religious
freedom in the US today.
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