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You are as close-minded as they get.

The mindset this man has is the same mindset that crucified Jesus. I would bet dollars to donuts that if THE LORD showed up today this guy would denounce HIM if he didn't join a Morality PAC.

He doesn't understand the nature of GOD and he doesn't understand his own nature. GOD gave us total and complete freedom and HE will also hold us personally accountable for our actions, and allow us to live with the consequenses. If GOD sees fit to not limit our freedom who is he to imply GOD made a mistake? This is a cursed world and each person in thier hearts are completely depraved and capable of the most horrible evil. The only thing that seperates this guy from people like Stalin or Mao or Hitler or Osama Bin Laden is opportunity.
If he had the opportunity to "purge" with a gun knowing he wouldn't be caught, he'd do it.

He doesn't understand the nature of GOD and he doesn't understand his own nature. GOD gave us total and complete freedom and HE will also hold us personally accountable for our actions, and allow us to live with the consequenses. If GOD sees fit to not limit our freedom who is he to imply GOD made a mistake?
I recently read an article by some Spanish Catholic commentator who said basically the same thing. He argued that the state is immoral for not allowing man the chance to have free will and do good (instead it obligates him to do its version of good) and also that it was wrong for the state to oblige anyone to give anything they earned to anyone else because it caused people to live in a financial way that they might not choose on their own. Regardless of what the Bible says (according to the writer) about giving to the poor, a man should do as he pleases and the final assessment should be between each individual and God.
I thought it was interesting. And I have begun to absorb this into my own philosophy.
I also think it's interesting how the anti-gambling pro-nanny state posts here remind me of the arguements I hear from socialists boneheads in my country ALL THE TIME about gambling and numerous other topics.