Gomer Pyle
Pharticus
Bigmeandean
My point is that regardless how you feel religiously we shouldn't be making others live by our standards when we don't have to live in their shoes and deal with the things they deal with!
As Americans we used to have what I would label "community" standards, which to some degree, we still have. For example, don't parade around in public naked, public drunkenness, or pedophilia. Those standards were established by our forefathers and were based around the Christian faith (that's not a religious argument, but fact). As we have moved further and further from that standard we have abandoned any sense of moral decency and lost any concept of truth, or even right and wrong for that matter. There is a group of people whose primary agenda is to remove God, faith and morality from the public eye and eventually from our private lives. Too many people are afraid to acknowledge their faith publicly for fear of being ridiculed or have baseless claims thrown at them (like not being "tolerant"). I am not looking to discuss the finer points of the Christian faith in this forum but I would love to see your questions in a PM or email Dean (I'm not one to get angry about these things, but I will defend the truth).
Yes its true that our forefathers or founding fathers of the constitution established our standards for this country and were in fact predominately Christian, smoked and grew marijuana, and owned slaves (that's not a secular argument, but fact) . They also believed in the separation of church and state so that no particular religion dominated or ruled this country, and that all men were created equally and with inalienable rights and the right to pursue happiness unless it infringed on others rights. I'm not quite sure how smoking pot has become the devil weed and gays are outcasts, just how does the Christian religion justify just how our forefathers felt this about this, I can't see the connection. I really am unable to see how either one is infringing on my rights even though I don't know of any gays in my family nor do I smoke pot. I'm truly baffled by how the Christian religion has drawn conclusions based on, and justified by our founding fathers when I see no evidence for this. However you can say that your particular religion or sect believes in this and you have ever right to do so but it only applies to your sect, I go to Unity church of Christianity and I'm very spiritual and we don't believe in any of these things and YES I have the right given to me by our forefathers to do so, just like you do. And I'm not even taking into account all of the thousands of non Christian religions that do not believe the way you do either, also all protected by our constitution. One thing I am certain of and that is that I do NOT speak for God and I am also certain that you do not either.
Well said Gomer! Not how I would handle it but very appropriate and wise! I think people think they know God needs them to speak and make a stand for Him, but He can handle His own challenges if there is such a thing! Not sure where that idea was started but I don't believe He needs me to speak for Him or do anything for Him. Good to hear that there are others that understand what is to live and let live!