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To: AmericanFaith

So you're saying that we should revise our constitutional protection for non-Christian Americans, our protection against sectarian influence on government, and our resistance to religiously justified tyranny because we might have some difficulties with law enforcement and cultural values? The founding fathers clearly believed that you would lose both if you lost the latter. You can't enforce spirituality with the government.


9 posted on 08/29/2004 12:14:02 PM PDT by risk
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To: risk

When paganism is outlawed, only outlaws will be pagans. When you describe a theocracy as "religiously justified tyranny", you make it sound worse than it is. If our government accepts cultural deviance, it is signaling a green light for our children to stray off the path. I agree it can sound scary, but you have to look at the reality of the matter and the consequences of certain freedoms. Also, just because something has been a tradition in our government doesn't mean it should be kept. I admire your spirit though. In a perfect world we wouldn't need spiritual laws, people would willingly act moral.


10 posted on 08/29/2004 12:48:59 PM PDT by AmericanFaith
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To: risk; EdReform

"You can't enforce spirituality with the government."

Certainly not. But basic moral absolutes which are common to all monotheistic religions in the world can be enforced, to the betterment of society as a whole and all individuals within it, except those who want to destroy morals.

Basic moral absolutes are what keep human civilization human. We are witnessing the destruction that ensues what such moral absolutes are jettisoned. Islamic Jihadis are not the only enemy at the gates.

(Thanks, EdR, for pinging me!)


162 posted on 09/01/2004 2:15:56 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Islamo-Jihadis and Homosexual-Jihadis both want to destroy civilization.)
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