[Bob J]

Jonah nails it. For some time I've believed the left's basic issue with religion has nothing to do with the concept of a God but with power not only placed above them but infinitely beyond their reach.

[copycat]

For some time I've believed the left's basic issue with religion has nothing to do with the concept of a God but with power not only placed above them but infinitely beyond their reach.

That's an interesting point, and I think it has some merit. Up until now I've always believed that they simply feared Judgement.

I suppose the two are not mutually exclusive after all...

[CyberAnt]

I'd like to put in my two cents here - because after I say this, that's probably what I'll be worth to some people .. but I believe it was the Catholic church which altered the Lord's prayer to EXCLUDE the final statement which says, "for thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen". The Bible does include the final statement.

Now .. that may have changed, but when I attended the church with friends in years past, I was stunned to learn they ended the prayer at, "but deliver us from evil".

I find this interesting .. in lieu of Jonah's article.