[maine yankee]

“Everyone should agree that the Government has the right and responsibility to “interfere” with the rights of individuals for the common good at a certain point.”

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Statements like this scare the h*ll out of me.

‘Everyone should agree’ a theocracy by any other name is still a theocracy.

[iloveamerica1980]

maine yankee, I refer to “interference” like demanding we all drive on the same side of the street as opposed to we all drive a Volt. Common sense/ safety laws like this.

[trebb]

I agree it's scary what he says about the "responsibility to interfere" with us. What told me he was on a false premise is an earlier "foundational" statement: The Bible says: With freedom comes great responsibility. Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

He takes the boday as a temple out of context - if you read a few bits before it, it's obvious that it referes to sexual morality and not ingesting "substances" or even about exercising (another area where folks use a false rendering of the temple deal). At any rate - he who will pervert the Bible to make a point isn't to be listened to except to ascertain who cannot be trusted.