Texas Congressman calls church/state separation his top issue

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http://tinyurl.com/3sc84

U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco, a congressman who has approved sending troops into battle and voted to set the national budget, says his most crucial duty in the Capitol is defending the separation of church and state.

Over the last decade, Edwards has emerged as one of Congress' most outspoken voices on the issue as a lifelong Methodist who opposes federal intervention or regulation of religion.

Edwards took a leading role in defeating an amendment to the constitution that would have permitted school prayer and is now fiercely opposing aspects of President Bush's faith-based initiatives.

"I consider this the most important issue I've ever dealt with because there's no freedom more important than religious freedom," said Edwards, now in his eighth term. "We want to keep government and government relations out of our houses of worship."

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[crispini]

1. Chet Edwards

is the chimp-in-chief's representative in Congress.

Tee hee hee hee hee hee hee!

[Kerrytravelers]

2. Ah... my new best friend...

[Warpy]

3. Does that mean he supports the laws allowing

churches to campaign for political parties and their candidates openly?

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5. No, read the full article

While he supports the faith-based initiatives, Edwards wants to defeat proposals in the plan that would directly fund churches, permit proselytizing using federal money, or allow groups to hire based on faith for federally funded jobs, all proposals in Bush's plans in Congress.

And, BTW, there are no such current laws. :-)

[Tux]

4. Best quote ever

Edwards has emerged as one of Congress' most outspoken voices on the issue as a lifelong Methodist who opposes federal intervention or regulation of religion.

If gov decided in interfere with religion, we'd end up with another version of Nazism. Religion must be under the control of those involved with that religion, no one else.