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To: 69ConvertibleFirebird
Anybody remember "Blue Laws" and no alcohol sales on Sunday?

Any religion "running" things can be a bad thing. The total lack of any religion in running things can be a very bad thing.

I think balance and common sense with a religious founding is the best of everything.
21 posted on 03/10/2007 9:17:16 AM PST by PeteB570 (Guns, what real men want for Christmas)
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To: PeteB570
Anybody remember "Blue Laws" and no alcohol sales on Sunday?

Any religion "running" things can be a bad thing.

You sure you wanted to let that much out about yourself?

23 posted on 03/10/2007 9:20:30 AM PST by papertyger
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To: PeteB570

Yes, I recall the Blue laws and they were something passed by local societies/states by a people who were largely Christian. Christians, however, were the majority in America for 200 years with plenty of opportunity to make America a theocracy. Why didn't they? Christians, for 200 years in America, basically ignored the government and structured their individual communities to suit themselves. That was freedom, the greatest nation ever to exist was a nation that was made up primarily by Christians. "Live and let live." was our motto. If someone sinned, we considered it his business and knew that he was headed for hell. We would try to get him to see the error of his ways and repent, but no other pressure was exerted, no laws passed to force him to repentence. We only began to get involved in politics when the liberal atheists started passing laws to force our way of life out of existence. No Prayer, No Ten Commandments, no religious expression of any kind in public, murder of babies, forced acceptance of sinful lifestyles, said lifestyle taught in our schools. Are we supposed to let them chip away at our religion and remain silent? Personally, I do not even recognize America any more.


26 posted on 03/10/2007 9:30:03 AM PST by WVNan
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To: PeteB570
Anybody remember "Blue Laws" and no alcohol sales on Sunday?

And this was the horror of all horrors? Yes, common sense should be used. Lets do that.

57 posted on 03/10/2007 10:57:43 AM PST by 69ConvertibleFirebird (Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.)
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To: PeteB570
I think balance and common sense with a religious founding is the best of everything.

I agree. I might suggest driving to church but then staying in your car during the service.

85 posted on 03/10/2007 11:41:25 AM PST by Last Dakotan
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