Re: USA Timeline (was: RE: I'm Back)

Jonathan Jarrard wrote:

> > > 2)  Why on earth would representatives of a government dedicated
to the
> > > separation of church and state seek the blessings of the Pope? 
Let
> > > alone take along a semi-official clerical arm?  This makes no
sense at
> > > all, unless you add some sort of Catholic/Government or
Catholic/Free
> > > Space connection earlier in the timeline.  The idea of leaving
records
> > > with the Vatican isn't bad, but I don't buy the rest.
> >
> > America was founded by christians...It still is (mostly) a christian
> > country.  Unlike the other colony ventures, these peaple didn't want
to
> > create an american based colony, they wanted to recreate America
itself.
> > (America didn't end, it just moved...)
> >
> > >
> > > On the other hand, if there are any Catholic clergy among the
would-be
> > > colonists, I could easily believe that they might be in secret
> > > correspondance with the Pope, and that the records could be passed
that
> > > way.
> >
> > An interesting idea, but as of 2188, there are no interstellar
> > communications technologies...
> >
> > Thanks for the comments!
> >
> > Donald Hosford
>
> Actually, I meant secret correspondance before the colonists left.

Ah yes!  This is very possible.  Those correspondances would also be
brought out
in 2188...

Donald Hosford