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The Subject of Religious Freedom Again
After reading for weeks about Huckabee and Fred Phelps and equal fanaticism on the other side by people whose names I don't even know, some sane oratory is a real breath of fresh air.
This excerpt from a speech by JFK was posted today on![[profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
dark_christian. I like it. The whole thing is at http://www.jfklibrary.org/Historical+Resources/Archives/Reference+Desk/Speeches/JFK/JFK+Pre-Pres/Address+of+Senator+John+F.+Kennedy+to+the+Greater+Houston+Ministerial+Association.htm
Further down, one of the commenters posted this excerpt from a speech by Barak Obama. (The whole thing is at http://www.barackobama.com/2006/06/28/call_to_renewal_keynote_address.php ) I don't know a lot about Obama's record or his electability. But whether he rises or falls after tomorrow, I think the issues and challenges he raises here are worth keeping in the public discourse:
This excerpt from a speech by JFK was posted today on
dark_christian. I like it. The whole thing is at http://www.jfklibrary.org/Historical+Resources/Archives/Reference+Desk/Speeches/JFK/JFK+Pre-Pres/Address+of+Senator+John+F.+Kennedy+to+the+Greater+Houston+Ministerial+Association.htmFurther down, one of the commenters posted this excerpt from a speech by Barak Obama. (The whole thing is at http://www.barackobama.com/2006/06/28/call_to_renewal_keynote_address.php ) I don't know a lot about Obama's record or his electability. But whether he rises or falls after tomorrow, I think the issues and challenges he raises here are worth keeping in the public discourse: