To: processing please hold
Then I ask myself, would a Christian majority government protect my religion from being swept away and replaced by islam? Would they get involved and get tangled up in the separation of church and state?
Actually you don't have to ask yourself that question. Government doesn't have to be affiliated with a religion to protect it's citizens from tyrannical repression. Islam, as a religion, dogma, ideology - what ever you want to call it - is antithical to the concept of 'freedom of religion'...ie: all who are not Muslim must be subjigated or killed.
Our Constitution enumerates powers to our Government to protect it's citizenry from the kind of tyranny that an Islamic state/theocracy represents. It doesn't have to prop up Christianity to do so.
The crux of this case, is that Government isn't supposed to support *any* particular religion. But it does have an obligation to protect the free exercise of religion by it's citizenry. Sometimes, it seems to fall over on itself while doing that though.
The real case you probably meant with your statement, is that Islam could be construed to be incompatible with free society.
Hope that helped. Sorry for the thread drift :)
49 posted on
10/01/2007 2:55:59 PM PDT by
bamahead
(Few men desire liberty; The majority are satisfied with a just master. -- Sallust)
To: bamahead
Our Constitution enumerates powers to our Government to protect it's citizenry
I'm only going to use part of your comment if I may?
If they WILL protect us. I come around to the presidential powers to protect the American citizen. We can see that we aren't being protected by our government by the invasion from the south. There's no will to protect us against the murdering, raping, child raping illegal aliens who destroy American lives and families daily.
Sorry to go on about borders but it was just an example of what our government is supposed to do compared to what they are doing.
Hope that helped. Sorry for the thread drift :)
No need to be sorry, I drifted myself. :)
55 posted on
10/01/2007 3:15:14 PM PDT by
processing please hold
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