White House Denies Agreement for Iran Talks - Voice of America [getdailynow.blogspot.com]
The White House is denying a New York Times report that the United States and Iran have agreed to one-on-one talks for the first time on Iran's nuclear program.
The newspaper, citing unnamed Obama administration officials, says the U.S. and Iran have been holding intense secret exchanges almost since Barack Obama became president in 2009.
The officials say Iran wants to wait until after the November U.S. presidential election to see with whom it would be negotiating, a second Obama administration or one under the Republican Mitt Romney, who has accused Mr. Obama of being too soft on Iran.
The Times says U.S. officials want to restrict the talks to Iran's nuclear program and will not allow Iran to link the talks to any other issues, including Syria.
The United States has long suspected Iran of seeking to build a nuclear bomb. Iran insists its nuclear program is strictly for peaceful civilian purposes.
Israel has threatened m ilitary action against Iran. Israel's Ambassador to the United States, Michael B. Oren, tells the Times that Israel believes Iran should not be rewarded with talks but that sanctions should be strengthened.
International sanctions and a European Union oil boycott have so far failed to persuade Iran to give up its nuclear program.
Related White House Denies Agreement for Iran Talks - Voice of America Issues Question by Mark Rednibma: The whole issue about "church and state" is fabricatory? When liberals smugly state that "religion and politics" should never mixed, it is a smokescreen to confuse people about the real issue. Yes, of course ESTABLISHMENT RELIGION and religious denominations should not have a role in politics. However, a nondenominational belief in Christ is not only acceptable, it is REQUIRED to have good governance. Every foundling father believed in Christ. That's why we can say this is a Christian nation, and should be governed as a Christian country, even while saying that we have division of church and state. Best answer for The whole issue about "church and state" is fabricatory?:
Answer by No Magpie Without Chance
"However, a nondenominational belief in Christ is not only acceptable, it is REQUIRED to have good governance." Tell that to the Japanese.
Answer by Blooper
Lying for Jesus is still lying. You need to study some history instead of just making it up.
Answer by No Chance Without Gazoo
So Thomas Jefferson way lying when that's what he said the intent was???? How exactly would you expect the state get involved in a religion that wouldn't push one over others? Think before you say these things. It's got to be embarrassing for you.
Answer by Samuel
Then why did Thomas Jefferson think that the virgin birth was a bunch of nonsense?
Answer by tguk143
You and your theist comrades still miss the whole point. Yes , some of the founding fathers had faith. A good chunk of them were deists. But the most important fact you need to recognize The founding fathers were first and above all... Secularists! they had faith, but saw secularism as a must for freedom and liberty. This is not a christian nation, its a secular nation.
Answer by LarryM
"Every foundling father believed in Christ." Wrong-o, spaghetti-o. Jefferson and Franklin were deists. Thus, your argument fails.
Answer by Nate
"Yes religion should not be in politics but my religion should be in politics." Failure. "Every foundling father believed in Christ." Failure part 2 (and irrelevant. They all believed in slavery, does that mean we should still have that?)
Answer by Jedi Tabby
george washington was a free mason...sorry to burst your bubble
Answer by edthespartan
It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or no God. - Thomas Jefferson Christianity neither is, nor ever was a part of the common law. -Thomas Jefferson, letter to Dr. Thomas Cooper, February 10, 1814 3 of the Founding Fathers were Unitarians. We are a secular country, drawing from the religious and philosophical backgrounds of numerous cultures, many of which predated Christ. Our strength lies in our diversity. We are a predominantly Christian nation, but that's a very, very different thing from being a "Christian nation."
Answer by Johnny Relentless
"The United States of America was in no way founded on the Christian religion." - President John Adams as written into the Treaty of Tripoli. The Treaty of Tripoli was voted into law unanimously by both the Congress and the Senate. Thomas Jefferson was very clear about the separation of church and state and for good reason. Without freedom of all religion, there is no freedom of any religion.
Edinburgh and East - Mon, 24 Sep, 2012A bleak assessment of the current state of the Scottish economy has coincided with the demise of another High Street name. JJB Sports is going into administration. Up to half of its thirty-three Scottish stores could close. It came as Vince Cable announced the UK Government is putting one billion pounds into a bank designed to boost business. People living in some of Scotland's most deprived areas have a "fatalistic" attitude to health problems such as heart disease - and are almost resigned to an early death. In other news, four human skeletons have been found in the back garden of a house in Edinburgh. The bones, which are thought to be almost two hundred years old, were discovered by builders renovating the Haymarket property last Friday. And finally in sport, Hearts manager John McGlynn has dismissed reports that Rudi Skacel is to return to Tynecastle for a third time and is warning fans not to raise their hopes.
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