Freedom Test

Free from Religion

Take a test:

". . . the government of the United States is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion; . . ."

Where does this phrase appear?

A) The U.S. Communist party platform
B) A speech by Abraham Lincoln
C) American Jewish Congress
D) U.S. treaty signed by President Adams

"In 1797 the United States entered into a treaty with Tripoli, in which it was declared:

As the government of the United States is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion; as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion or tranquillity [sic] of Musselmen . . . it is declared . . . that no pretext arising from religious opinion shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries."

This treaty was written under Washington's presidency, and it was ratified by Congress under John Adams, signed by Adams.

Freedom from Religion Foundation Quiz

Who are the Insurgents?

My thought has always been that invaders are insurgents.

Here's the definition from Wikipedia:

"An insurgency is an organized rebellion that engages in deliberate actions to cause the downfall of a governmental authority, through destruction and armed actions.

This can include a range of behavior, but primarily focuses on armed activities of irregular forces that rise up against an established authority, a government, an administration, or a belligerent military occupation.

Those carrying out an insurgency are "insurgents". Insurgents engage in regular or guerrilla combat against the armed forces of the established regime, such as conducting sabotage and harassment. Insurgents are in opposition to a civil authority or government primarily in order to overthrow or obtain a share in government, to further a separatist or revolutionary agenda, or improve their condition."

Insurgent

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Just when you thought the Bushy White House couldn't go any farther over the Fascist bar:

MSNBC "Retired professor confused, angered when letter from abroad is opened"

" In the 50 years that Grant Goodman has known and corresponded with a colleague in the Philippines he never had any reason to suspect that their friendship was anything but spectacularly ordinary.

But now he believes that the relationship has somehow sparked the interest of the Department of Homeland Security and led the agency to place him under surveillance.

Last month Goodman, an 81-year-old retired University of Kansas history professor, received a letter from his friend in the Philippines that had been opened and resealed with a strip of dark green tape bearing the words “by Border Protection” and carrying the official Homeland Security seal."