See, Barton has actually documented his claims using the original writings of the Founding Fathers. He doesn't rely on specious statements about the Constitution using language that doesn't actually appear in the Consitution. check it out yourselves, folks, at www.wallbuilders.com. Every historical statement Barton makes is verified and documented using original documents. Read some of the stuff on that site, nanerich, and come back and call me or Barton liars. It's you who have been brainwashed. (I'll be charitable and say you're just misinformed and not a liar.)

The problem is the documents cite God, but never Jesus, never Christ, and don't back up his claims. He has never had credibility in the profession, and his campaign is disingenuous. I cited several texts to discredit that before. There's a pound of documents out there that prove Jefferson did NOT believe in Christ, neither did Washington, not the majority of the FOunders. Actually, people COMPLAINED about the secularity of Jefferson and Washington. Washington was called the "Deacon of SUnday Morning Fox Hunting". Jefferson was known to be secular, and accused of being an atheist. He, too, was a Deist. There are so many references in letters of the time, documents, etc to Washington's refusal of Christ's divinity and Godhead that it's rather funny to even see this argument.

Barton is actively lying. I say this because he's been confronted on numerous occassions, and embarrassed several times by academics. This country was founded by Deists, NOT Christians. They believed in God, but not Christ. You are NOT sa Christian unless you accept Christ as your savior, and most of them publicly did not. Do not dilute Christianity by conflating simple belief in a Creator who is indifferent (Deism) with active belief in the Gospel. It trivializes Christianity, Christ, and the faith of those of us who are trying to live the Way.

I did wonder about the Superman's kids thing. You have to be same or similiar in species to produce kids.

Maybe Krypton kids were sickly, and simply toughened up as they grew up? The kid could be normal on Krypton.

When did Kent have debilitated human state? I thought this movie erased the previous "turn back time/give up powers" Superman II mythology.

David L. Holmes's The Faiths of the Founding Fathers (Oxford Univ., $20) provides a survey of religion in the American colonies, a history of deism, an analysis of the religious beliefs of six of the major Founders, a look at the beliefs of less prominent Founders who were devout Christians, an examination of the wives and daughters of the Founders, and closes with a fascinating essay on the rise of evangelical Christianity among presidents in the last quarter of the 20th century -- all in fewer than 200 pages. Holmes's study is concise and smart, and it not only attempts to look at the Founders' words but also to place those words in context. What we come away with is a portrait of a group of men who were products of the Enlightenment and, as such, wanted above all to make faith and reason match up. Holmes wisely avoids generalizations and explains that deism -- the belief that God created the world in the past but is not involved in its operation in the present -- existed in all sorts of gradations.(/i>

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/08/AR2006060801123.html

Unless you work for the Mafia. The slavery comparison was overkill and offensive. A bad boss is hellish, but it is nothing like being beaten with whips, raped, castrated, tortured, and having your very life in danger at the whim of someone else.

People see the young lady as feeling entitled, which she clearly she did. SHe wanted more power and respect than most entry level people usually get, unless they are in very high tech fields. On the other hand, Miranda/Wintour is not empowering to me; she is selfish and manipulative, and deserves no plaudits. To get away with being as stupid or as evil as Ken Lay and a few other overpriviledged and overpaid men does not strike me as an accomplishment. I don't believe that corporate standard should be seen as proof of women's empowerment. Using an assistant to do personal stuff (except getting you food) is unprofessional.

As for Wintour, Halle Berry seems to have captured a the public's imagination, as have Beyonce, and a number of other black women. Wintour claims she is trying to appeal to a very limited, expensive clientele. She is known for being very limited and rigid. She's also been called an elegant praying Mantis, an insult that just says it all. She made Oprah lose 20 pounds before putting her on the cover (and every time Oprah is on anyone's cover, sales go through the roof). She tried to force Hilary Clinton to change her look. Allegedly she dissed Laura Bush as well. Wintour is delusional and overestimates her own power.