Could the US become a theocracy ?

Once we told them that medical science has advanced so that we now understand that second hand smoke is injurious to others besides the smoker, I am sure they would understand their need to smoke away from others.

Imagine if job hiring practice at the goverment level was contingent upon your religious beliefs...want welfare? better start praying to jesus.

I will not agree that the ACLJ is a threat to America

You guys need to see both sides as well as I do!

They would soon see a godless one world government

What happens when the few in reality are the many? Should watchful Christians be suspicious of a rise in organized religion?

I have also heard of similar programs that are legally allowed to exlcude based on religious beliefs yet receive tax money...

One of the top political commentators and members of the CDU is jewish (Michelle Friedman).

I would say the only benefit of Bavarian catholocism that I have experienced is that we get a ton of extra holidays that nobody else does

Environmental Exposures Before and After Birth
Can Harm Children's LungsAsthma Symptoms in Infants Caused by Combustion Pollutants
and Tobacco Smoke(NORTHBROOK, IL, October 11, 2004) — Children prenatally exposed to pollutants, such as motor vehicle exhaust, and postnatally exposed to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) may be more likely to suffer from asthma and related symptoms early in life. A new study in the October issue of CHEST, the peer-reviewed journal of the American College of Chest Physicians, shows that young children who are exposed to these pollutants may be significantly more likely to develop respiratory conditions at ages 12 and 24 months."A great deal of new evidence suggests that the respiratory system may be vulnerable to damage caused by inhaled environmental agents during the prenatal period," said Rachel L. Miller, MD, the study's lead author at the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health, part of the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY."This study indicates that the combination of exposure to combustion by-products in the womb and to second-hand smoke during infancy can cause significantly more respiratory problems than either exposure on its own," added Dr. Frederica Perera, the study's Principal Investigator and Director of the Center.

Health Effects Associated With ETS ExposureIn 1986, two landmark reports were published on the association between ETS exposure and the adverse health effects in nonsmokers: one by the U.S. Surgeon General and the other by the Expert Committee on Passive Smoking, National Academy of Sciences' National Research Council (NAS/NRC). Both of these reports concluded that:ETS can cause lung cancer in healthy adult nonsmokers;Children of parents who smoke have more respiratory symptoms and acute lower respiratory tract infections, as well as evidence of reduced lung function, than do children of nonsmoking parents; andSeparating smokers and nonsmokers within the same air space may reduce but does not eliminate a nonsmoker's exposure to ETS.In 1992, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) confirmed the above findings in its study on the respiratory health effects of ETS. In addition, the EPA classified ETS as a Group A carcinogena category reserved only for the most dangerous cancer-causing agents in humans. The EPA report, a compilation of 30 epidemiological studies that focused on the health risks of nonsmokers with smoking spouses, concluded that there is a strong association between ETS exposure and lung cancer. Scientists estimate that ETS is responsible for approximately 3,000 lung cancer deaths per year among nonsmokers in the United States. Recent studies and the EPA's report point to a 20—percent increased risk of lung cancer in nonsmokers due to ETS.