I'm not sure which I'm more upset by, the people who think their religion can act any way it wants, no matter what, or the people who think the U. S. military is going to take over and suppress the population!

First, the religious folks. Okay, I'm a Christian. Baptized and everything. But to me my religion is between me and God, no one else. I know what's expected of ME. I do not expect everyone else in the world to try and meet the expectations God has for ME. I do not advocate passing law, rules, and regulations to make everyone adhere to God's expectations of ME. I choose to follow what God wants because that's what I think is right for ME. So when I hear people who want to base laws on their religious beliefs, so that everyone is forced to live up to their beliefs, then I want to just get them a t-shirt that says, "I AM THE TALIBAN!"

Because you know what? That's how the Taliban is. They think everyone should live by THEIR religious beliefs. And they are willing to force you to do so if you come under their control. They believe that every single person on earth should adhere to the standards their God has for them. And they are willing to kill you in order to enforce their beliefs.

So, are we the Taliban, or aren't we? Lets take an example: Homosexuality. Christians say it is a sin against God, an abomination, if you will. Hmmmmm, so do the Muslims. Here's where we all part ways. If you think God doesn't want you to be a homosexual, then DON'T BE ONE! But leave the rest of the world alone! Keep it between you and God. No one else is interested. If you think women should not dress however they want, and expose certain parts of their body, then you're in excellent company! The Taliban think so, too!! To be sure, they take it to a bit of an extreme, no doubt, since they don't even want a woman to show her face, eh? But the principle is the exact same, it just varies in degree. What's scary is that there are varying levels of degree right here in the good old U S of A.

No religion should be in charge of government. No religion. No religion should pass any rules except for those agreed upon for their own congregation and even then it's only voluntary and between you and your God. No one has the right to punish you for disappointing God, he is fully capable of taking care of the situation himself (yes ladies, I'm a sexist for saying God is male, get over it).

Oh, and if you Atheists and others who are all enamored of Government as your religion, you're just as bad. Passing laws that enforce what YOU believe we should be doing, regardless of the outcome, simply because doing so makes you "feel" good. You're a bunch of clueless, pathetic idiots who don't know the first thing about human nature. Laws, regulations, policies and procedures, etc, etc, etc, do not produce freedom and prosperity. All they do is slowly choke the life out of liberty and freedom, all in the name of "helping".

Stop it already! Before you "help" us onto the trash heap of history.

We'll cover the other topic another night.

Mac