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Friday; October 26

Here is a question for today:   “Do I believe in the freedom of religion or am I interested in the freedom of my religion?”.   A recent trip to Washington D. C. got me to thinking about the origins of our nation, particularly the freedom to worship in the way we believe to be correct.   Now, before I get too far into this this discussion, I am not debating salvation issues, my thoughts are prompted more by “law” rather than “doctrinal truth”.   As I walked through a memorial to Thomas Jefferson I was met with these words, “Almighty God hath created the mind free.   All attempts to influence it by temporal punishments or burdens ... are a departure from the plan of the Holy Author of our religion ... No man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship or ministry or shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief, but all men shall be free to profess and by argument to maintain, their opinions in matters of religion.   I know but one code of m