Has not religion done more harm than good throughout history? Is a religious zealot who kills one less evil than the one who kills a thousand? Religion seldom leads one to God because it is dedicated only to it's own ideology, dogma and interpretation of their own holy text. Anything that you can concieve in your mind is too small to be God. Religion puts God in a box and dictates the rules to the almighty its own self. Those who believe that they know the truth will never seek it and shall remain forever in everlasting darkness. Europeans fled to the new world for two main reasons. One was running from a government run buy religion the other a religion run by government. America as a nation rejected both. But since the onset of fundamental Christianity in the beginning of the 20th century religion has imposed its ideology on non believers and believers of other faiths to the magnitude of the 15th century holy Roman Catholic Church. The latest example of this is prop 8 in California. With the support of the Mormon Church and Roman Catholic church the majority was allowed to deprive a minority of basic human rights. Prop 8 will fail when hear by the US Supreme Court, as it surly will be, and set a precedent that will open the door to Gay and Lesbein marriage through the country.
When we deprive one small group their rights we put all of our liberty in danger. Marriage is a religious thing which the government does not have the right to define. Though ones religion says it is wrong another disagrees. Prop 8 therefore violates the first amendment right of freedom of religion. If a religion refuses to accept a marriage based on their beliefs that is their perogative. Do you want to be forced to follow the laws of a religion in which you do not believe? To those who think that the first amendment does not mean separation of church and state I say maybe we should further define it. Let us simple state, Render unto to Cesar that which is Cesar's and unto God that which is Gods.
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Carter's plans for taxes are very similar to the tax plan of Obama's except for the fact that Obama's tax plans are a little more radical. I don't "label" people as liberal. They label themselves as such when they tell me there stances on certain issues that are liberal. I don't like Liberal's because of there stances. The reason Liberal's and Conservatives (democrats and republicans) can't get along is because there views are opposites (I know there are exceptions to certain things). Ok, about the talking to you thing, I am fine with that. I'm extremely conservative, but I am willing to debate someone without going crazy (using bad language or other means of downplaying someone). Whenever I said that I do read the Liberal view of things, I meant it. I'm willing to hear other's views, but I will still have my own.
Oh, and you can email me at the website on my page if you would like to talk to me in that manor.
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