god has a home here .... but he doesn't OWN the place ....sexypenguin

okay,

i have to weigh in in the already watered down subject of "god" being taken out of the country ... (all apologies to those that read post after post after post about the subject, i'll do my best to not sound like the other posts).

first of all, i firmly believe that 'god' should be removed from any and all government related articles, allegiances, etc. ... GONE. Oh, and nothing slick can be taken past congress either ... that's right, there will be NO government program called the Guys On Drugs (also known as G.O.D.).

right hand on the bible in court? gone. 10 commandments at the courthourse? gone. god on the dollar bill? gone. having to claim a church to get welfare? gone. schools? stay gone.

ALL OF IT, gone.

see, in the united states that I live in, i live by the laws created by man, for man, and punishable, when not followed, by man. order of laws:

1. state law 2. god's law

now, i have to wonder .... what exactly is so UNAMERICAN about that? it makes me non-religious, NOT unamerican.

and furthermore ... all of you that want 'god' in everything and want god ever so present in our state laws and regulations ... are these also some things that you believe?

*should committing adultry be ILLEGAL? (immoral, sure, but punishable by more than a unfavorable divorce?)

*should women still be considered property?

*if you are christian, should it be ILLEGAL to believe in anything else (as there are to be NO false idols?)

*contraceptives would be illegal

with rules like that, i have to wonder ... exactly WHO is calling WHO 'unamerican' .... do we all remember pat robertson and jerry falwell blaming americas own freedoms for 9/11?

now, don't get me wrong .... religion is great for some. there is nothing at all wrong about living a life that 'god' wants you to live. that's fine. you do that. in fact, there are places that you can talk about it with your friends and others that feel the same way .... its called CHURCH.

See, generally speaking, if you obey man's laws, you are right in line with most of god's laws ... just worry about yourself. you won't commit adultry, and that's a good thing. depending on closely you follow scripture, you may treat women like property (you'll be lonely, but it's not illegal -- unless you are an employer, of course ... but that's a whole other discussion).

so, i have to wonder ... why do YOU care if I live by the same rules and live with the same god that YOU do ... let me choose. We all live by the same laws that we, as a country, created ... everything else is how we live OURSELVES.

while discussing fiction that has good morals, for those that want more to read than just the bible, here is a list of other great works that have a moral point ...

the tortoise and the hare the little boy that cried wolf the fox and the grapes

my 'god' doesn't believe what YOUR 'god' believes ... that's why they live in different homes, think different ways, and have different politics. but, see, they both still live in america.

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