Posted on 08/25/2006 7:47:48 PM PDT by Alex Murphy
"Theologically speaking, I don't see the United States mentioned in the Bible. The people of Bible had no knowledge of this land. The only prophetic utterances that deal with it are Genesis 49:22-26 and John 10:16, which are often cited by Mormons as a link to the Book of Mormon peoples. Even those scriptures only refer to the New World in general, not the United States specifically.
The Founders'intent was to create a climate of freedom where moral people could live according to the dictates of their conscience. If the people abuse freedom and abandon morality, then it's the whole "sow the wind, reap the whirlwind" thing. The problems with today is not that we don't have righteous laws; the problem is that people don't follow righteousness.
And you could set up a "LOL" macro to automate your postings, with no significant loss of substance.
Don't get all down-in-the-dumps on me, now. Look on the positive side - your briefs are surely the briefest in the history of briefing. One original sentence. Perhaps a footnote if you're feeling especially loquacious. That's gotta be worth something, right? At the very least, you've probably gone from hourly billing to flat-rate work, no?
Forced virtue is not virtue at all. And from a Jewish perspective, Christians are polytheists, and thus it is supremely ironic for you to insinuate that I am a pagan.
Anyway, if you care to familiarize yourself with the Bill of Rights, you might notice a prohibition on the establishment of religion by the government. So your opinion of the Founding Fathers' intent is 180 degrees off the mark; their intent was the precise opposite of what you state. America was intended to be a nation of secular laws for a religious people, not religious laws for a secular people. The reason for this is that they recognized, as you would be well to, that a virtue coerced is not a virtue at all.
Don't mumble.
Well, as fun as this has been, let me close by reminding you that I'm not laughing with you when I type "LOL".
That being said, you can have the last word - I assume it'll be just a single word, yes?
It's official. She's nuts.
Then you're going to have to get Article VI, Clause 3 taken out of the Constitution: "The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States."
That horse isn't kneeling! Must be one of the humanist, secular horses! Probably gay, too!
She right stupid. Too bad your are going who will lead us down the wrong path. Why don't you join the Godless DEMS?
George Washington is.
You can be a horse.
It's because of horses like that -- elitest, godless metrosexual, liberal horse -- that the troops had such a hard time at Valley Forge!
Madison also said, "Who is it who cannot see that the same who would consecrate Christianity above all other religions would then have to consecrate a particular sect of Christians above all other sects?"
If you want horses for leaders, vote accordingly.
No, she's dead wrong, any anyone with a passing familiarity with the First Amendment would know that.
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