c**l 发帖数: 76 | 1 MYTH: Thomas Jefferson's 1802 letter to the Danbury Baptists was a mere
courtesy and should not be regarded as important.
FACT: Religious Right activists have tried for decades to make light of
Jefferson's "wall of separation" response to the Danbury Baptists, attempting
to dismiss it as a hastily written note designed to win the favor of a
political constituency. But a glance at the history surrounding the letter
shows they are simply wrong.
As church-state scholar Pfeffer points out, Jefferson |
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