Thursday, May 18, 2006
WHAT THE JOKE REALLY SAYS
The joke I recently posted is funny, but it also points out the biggest thing that the fundamentalists are doing wrong.
They are ignoring one of the most important principals that this country was founded on,separation of church and state.
This country was founded to let everyone have freedom of religion, or in some cases freedom from religion.
No one should try to force their own beliefs on the rest of us. The expression "It's a free country"has a very important point.
Our form of government was established to insure that every should have the right to live their lives in any way they choose, as long as they don't interfere with the rights of others.
The Amish have the right to dress in black and to drive a buggy down the road. But they do not have the right to force me to do so also.
By the same token, Muslims, Hindus, and others have the right under the constitution to live their live and to worship in the way that they choose.
The Chrisitan majority does not and should not have the power to force them to become Christian.
The fundmentalists have forgotten that principal. They currently have a lot of wealthy people backing them, and they are attempting to insert their beliefs on everyone else.
Our president and many in congress are currently involved in a campaign to force us to live by their rules. This is in direct violation of the constitution, and is a very real threat to the American way of life.
President Jimmy Carter has written a book on this titled"Our Endangered Values". subtitled "Americas Moral Crisis."
I would encourage you to read this book. I actually did not vote for Carter, because I felt that Nixon was a better choice for economic reasons. ( In retrospect, I Really Blew That One!) I do have to say after reading his book that his leadership is what we need today. His observations and his ideas are absolutely "right on
On a different note, for a different take on the recent phone spying scandal see: http://www.dearnsa.com/ its really a funny site about another case of the current administration proving their disregard for Americas constitution.
They are ignoring one of the most important principals that this country was founded on,separation of church and state.
This country was founded to let everyone have freedom of religion, or in some cases freedom from religion.
No one should try to force their own beliefs on the rest of us. The expression "It's a free country"has a very important point.
Our form of government was established to insure that every should have the right to live their lives in any way they choose, as long as they don't interfere with the rights of others.
The Amish have the right to dress in black and to drive a buggy down the road. But they do not have the right to force me to do so also.
By the same token, Muslims, Hindus, and others have the right under the constitution to live their live and to worship in the way that they choose.
The Chrisitan majority does not and should not have the power to force them to become Christian.
The fundmentalists have forgotten that principal. They currently have a lot of wealthy people backing them, and they are attempting to insert their beliefs on everyone else.
Our president and many in congress are currently involved in a campaign to force us to live by their rules. This is in direct violation of the constitution, and is a very real threat to the American way of life.
President Jimmy Carter has written a book on this titled"Our Endangered Values". subtitled "Americas Moral Crisis."
I would encourage you to read this book. I actually did not vote for Carter, because I felt that Nixon was a better choice for economic reasons. ( In retrospect, I Really Blew That One!) I do have to say after reading his book that his leadership is what we need today. His observations and his ideas are absolutely "right on
On a different note, for a different take on the recent phone spying scandal see: http://www.dearnsa.com/ its really a funny site about another case of the current administration proving their disregard for Americas constitution.
