No, it doesn't. I really don't have anything against libertarians or Libertarians. I like Ron Paul quite a bit. Sometimes when I'm feeling really ticked at the stupidity of the GOP, I'll tell my fellow Republicans I going to bolt to the Ls. Maybe one day I even will.
Plans of salvation are in no way the government's business but all nations need a common morality if they have any hope to survive.
Jefferson and Franklin -- neither of whom believed in the Resurrection -- both vocally believed our values should be based on the teachings of Jesus. For most of our history they were.
I, of course, believe in the Resurrection but it would be an act of great evil to make this belief -- or any belief -- a requirement for citizenship.
Sometimes when I'm feeling really ticked at the stupidity of the GOP, I'll tell my fellow Republicans I going to bolt to the Ls. Maybe one day I even will.
Take my advice and make the move today; the longer you wait the more guilt you'll feel later. It's tempting to think of politics as just another diversion often times like following your favorite sports team. But I find myself often having to be reminded that for all the bread and circuses provided by the Rs and the Ds this is all very serious business. When I was a Republican it was too easy to rationalize staying in the party by thinking I couldn't make a difference as one more face in a party nobody knew or cared anything about (the Libertarians). Once I stopped rationalizing I realized that I had an obligation to myself to make whatever difference I could and not be distracted by the arrogant pursuit of other peoples' approval. None of this is intended as a slight to you or anyone else still in the GOP more as a suggestion.