> I don't care what anyone's religious beliefs are. Its their own business. I don't force mine on anyone, and all agents of government in the
> united states are legally prohibited from doing the same. Ashcroft somehow decided that law doesn't apply to him.
It is my opinion, judging from posts over the past several years, that you do not have a religion, or at least not that you make a significant part of your life. So when you use phrases like "force mine on anyone" I have to question where the disconnect is.
Religiosity, or the claiming of some religious tie and perhaps some rituals without applying the standards to your life, is not the same thing as taking a belief-structure to heart and applying it to every decision you make (ideally speaking). Most people I hear preaching "Separation of Church and State" the way you do are either atheist, agnostic, or lukewarm -- lacking any religious convictions whatsoever. I wager most of them don't have a clue what placing faith in God (Jesus Christ or any other religious figure) is all about. I believe it was Alma who so aptly pointed out that religion is not what you spend a couple hours on Sunday doing.
"The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is Christians, who acknowledge Jesus with their lips and walk out the door and deny Him by their lifestyle. That is what an unbelieving world simply finds unbelieveable. "
--Brennan Manning
Net Llama! wrote:
On Thu, 11 Nov 2004, Matthew Carpenter wrote:
Net Llama! wrote:
Name one "religious" person you don't lambaste?Ultra-conservative religious zealot.
To prove what exactly?
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