Changes

After reading the main page,  and your above comments on GOD, Political parties, Constitutional documents and such,  I have made an attempt to consolidate all that you have said into a revised section that I have named:  "Background, GOD, The Constitution, and Political Parties".    I tried to essentially rewrite what was already there,  but re-arranged in a more "logical flow" ,  and to make it easier to read.  I did my did my best.  Hope you like it.  [[User:Starfleet7|Starfleet7]] 16:45, May 5, 2007 (EDT)

After reading the main page,  and your above comments on GOD, Political parties, Constitutional documents and such,  I have made an attempt to consolidate all that you have said into a revised section that I have named:  "Background, GOD, The Constitution, and Political Parties".    I tried to essentially rewrite what was already there,  but re-arranged in a more "logical flow" ,  and to make it easier to read.  I did my did my best.  Hope you like it.  [[User:Starfleet7|Starfleet7]] 16:45, May 5, 2007 (EDT)

:I'm glad someone already fixed the "allcaps" words.  I split the section in two, since the first half was about one thing, and then in the middle the religion issue is introduced and discussed.  I hope I have not offended anyone with my decision to do this. [[User:Human|Human]] 19:52, 5 May 2007 (EDT)

:I'm glad someone already fixed the "allcaps" words.  I split the section in two, since the first half was about one thing, and then in the middle the religion issue is introduced and discussed.  I hope I have not offended anyone with my decision to do this. [[User:Human|Human]] 19:52, 5 May 2007 (EDT)

::The section needed a rewrite.  I tried to make the section a bit more balanced, while still staying on the conservative side of balance.  [[User:Stile4aly|Stile4aly]] 23:12, 5 May 2007 (EDT)

::The section needed a rewrite.  I tried to make the section a bit more balanced, while still staying on the conservative side of balance.  [[User:Stile4aly|Stile4aly]] 23:12, 5 May 2007 (EDT)

:::By the way, "In America today, an individual's party affiliation is often determined by their personal view of the relationship between religion and government." is insane and completely ignores why many people choose how to vote.  It is a completely strange POV.  Of course, ''some'' people decide how to vote based on that criterion - but not many.  Often?  That's pushing it.  Can this we reworded to perhaps show how the energization of the Christian right wing is related to it (this site, for example)? [[User:Human|Human]] 00:08, 6 May 2007 (EDT)

:::By the way, "In America today, an individual's party affiliation is often determined by their personal view of the relationship between religion and government." is insane and completely ignores why many people choose how to vote.  It is a completely strange POV.  Of course, ''some'' people decide how to vote based on that criterion - but not many.  Often?  That's pushing it.  Can this we reworded to perhaps show how the energization of the Christian right wing is related to it (this site, for example)? [[User:Human|Human]] 00:08, 6 May 2007 (EDT)

::::I completely agree with you, but I was afraid I might face a ban for suggesting this isn't a Christian nation being overrun by the pagan hordes.[[User:Stile4aly|Stile4aly]] 07:04, 6 May 2007 (EDT)

::::I completely agree with you, but I was afraid I might face a ban for suggesting this isn't a Christian nation being overrun by the pagan hordes.[[User:Stile4aly|Stile4aly]] 07:04, 6 May 2007 (EDT)

===Reversion of this section by RobS?===

===Reversion of this section by RobS?===

I don't know why, but the cleaning up we just did was reverted back to Starfleet's version by RobS.  1. It clearly is two sections, the first part has nothing to do with the religion in government. 2. The use of allcaps is very distracting, I do believe it is "God", not "GOD".  There's no need to shout, right?  3.  The section(s) were beginning to get very clear and wll written, after Starfleets bringing them together logically. Would someone with either the nerve or the rank please undo this reversion?  I'm not going to war with a sysop, even if I think I'm generally correct here.  I like not being blocked. [[User:Human|Human]] 13:11, 6 May 2007 (EDT)

I don't know why, but the cleaning up we just did was reverted back to Starfleet's version by RobS.  1. It clearly is two sections, the first part has nothing to do with the religion in government. 2. The use of allcaps is very distracting, I do believe it is "God", not "GOD".  There's no need to shout, right?  3.  The section(s) were beginning to get very clear and wll written, after Starfleets bringing them together logically. Would someone with either the nerve or the rank please undo this reversion?  I'm not going to war with a sysop, even if I think I'm generally correct here.  I like not being blocked. [[User:Human|Human]] 13:11, 6 May 2007 (EDT)

:User:Stile4aly was infintely blocked for trolling. [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Gender&diff=prev&oldid=144719]  All his edits are suspect.  The removal of this information,  [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=United_States_of_America&diff=145528&oldid=144493] had not been properly vetted yet, and Stile4aly replacement of it with this,

:User:Stile4aly was infintely blocked for trolling. [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Gender&diff=prev&oldid=144719]  All his edits are suspect.  The removal of this information,  [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=United_States_of_America&diff=145528&oldid=144493] had not been properly vetted yet, and Stile4aly replacement of it with this,

:*"A contentious issue in modern politics is the role of religion in public life and particularly government entanglement in religious affairs. Some groups that self identify as Republican, or in some cases '''Dominionist''', argue that the US was founded on Christian principles and that the modern US Government should be more lenient with regards to entanglement of Christianity with politics.  

:*"A contentious issue in modern politics is the role of religion in public life and particularly government entanglement in religious affairs. Some groups that self identify as Republican, or in some cases '''Dominionist''', argue that the US was founded on Christian principles and that the modern US Government should be more lenient with regards to entanglement of Christianity with politics.  

:confirms those suspicions.  [[User:RobS|RobS]] 13:40, 6 May 2007 (EDT)

:confirms those suspicions.  [[User:RobS|RobS]] 13:40, 6 May 2007 (EDT)

::Ah, thank you for the clarification.  Do you mind if I do that reformatting again, then?  All I am going to do is split that section in two, as I did before, and get rid of the allcaps stuff.  I doubt I'll touch any text, except maybe to make bigger paragraphs. I knew there had to a be a reason... [[User:Human|Human]] 13:51, 6 May 2007 (EDT)

::Ah, thank you for the clarification.  Do you mind if I do that reformatting again, then?  All I am going to do is split that section in two, as I did before, and get rid of the allcaps stuff.  I doubt I'll touch any text, except maybe to make bigger paragraphs. I knew there had to a be a reason... [[User:Human|Human]] 13:51, 6 May 2007 (EDT)

:::This paragraph,

:::This paragraph,

::::"The Declaration of Independence acknowledges the existence of a [[God]] when it refers to "the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God" and says all men "are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights," though the latter statement was made by [[Thomas Jefferson]], whose religious beliefs had far more in common with Unitarianism then traditional Christianity. Some Christians argued that since many of the Founding Fathers were Christians (although the majority of them could actually be qualified as Deists) and that, explicitly or not, the United States was founded upon the principles and ideals of Christianity. However, the freedom of (and from) religion (stating that the government cannot interfere in the conduct of religious groups, or vice versa) is a fundamental aspect of the [[First Amendment]] to the Constitution. This separation is a continuing source of conflict in American society, generally between those attempting to exert their own religious or anti-religious views over others. This [[Free Exercise Clause]] of the Amendment began increasingly to be tested and interpreted by the [[judiciary]] in the late 19th century as a result of the increasing population of religious [[minorities]] in the United States.

::::"The Declaration of Independence acknowledges the existence of a [[God]] when it refers to "the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God" and says all men "are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights," though the latter statement was made by [[Thomas Jefferson]], whose religious beliefs had far more in common with Unitarianism then traditional Christianity. Some Christians argued that since many of the Founding Fathers were Christians (although the majority of them could actually be qualified as Deists) and that, explicitly or not, the United States was founded upon the principles and ideals of Christianity. However, the freedom of (and from) religion (stating that the government cannot interfere in the conduct of religious groups, or vice versa) is a fundamental aspect of the [[First Amendment]] to the Constitution. This separation is a continuing source of conflict in American society, generally between those attempting to exert their own religious or anti-religious views over others. This [[Free Exercise Clause]] of the Amendment began increasingly to be tested and interpreted by the [[judiciary]] in the late 19th century as a result of the increasing population of religious [[minorities]] in the United States.

Specifics about each state

Specifics about each state

I think we need to have specifics info about each of the 50 states or at least links to them.

I think we need to have specifics info about each of the 50 states or at least links to them.