Subject:  Re: Religious Libertarian? |
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Kevin Tull
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Date Posted: 05:19:25 11/15/02 Fri
In reply to:
JohnE
's message, "Re: Religious Libertarian?" on 00:44:23 11/15/02 Fri
These are same day posts, if I could have shown them to you earlier I would have made more money than Madam Cleo and never been fined by the government for making it.
This does affect my belief system negatively, it just seems that the vast majority of Judeo/Christian Americans don't realize that this is as detrimental to them as it is to the rest of Americans. I choose to practice my faith as I believe God wishes me to, but I don't want to be compelled to practice my faith as government wishes me to.
And I realize that no one is physically forcing me to say the Pledge or the Motto or swearing on a stack of Bibles, but if the first amendment is a part of the Highest Law, on earth in America, then we should all recognise that it doesn't matter whose religion is recognized by government it is wrong and against the law.
Depending on how demographics change over the 30 or 40 years our grandchildren could be saying "one nation under Beelzebub," of course I'm being absurd but you see my point.
We seem to agree it is not whose ox is getting gored it is that there is a law against goring that ox, and it is the Constitution.
The only disagreement we have ever had comes down to your dissing of all religion based on the fact that government recognizes one and therefore promotes it. But most religious Judeo Cristian Libertarians who can be so smug because our religion is the pet government religion of this era, agree with you that the recognition by government of our religion violates the fist amendment.
We all despise theocracy I hope. At least all should who call themselves Libertarians.
I don't believe our cause is futile either, after all the majority of voters did vote for smaller less costly government, of course they still haven't come to grips that they will never get it from this bunch of hoods. Of course, there is the fact that they voted against so many freedoms that we hold dear. Not good. Dammit, there has to be a pony somewhere in this pile of horse manure.
Even if there is no pony, does it mean that we are still no longer obligated by our philosophy to continue this good fight? I believe that we are all beholden to our fellow man/woman, and if we as Libertarians can trust people to control their own lives then we can also trust them to someday become enlightened enough to realize that we are on the correct side of the issues, the moral side, or if you prefer, the side that truly has the best interests of mankind at heart.
I know, I know, I'm preaching to the choir, but maybe the contracted janitor will hear it too and tell it to his friend the plumber and then a carpenter and so on.
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