> Sam wrote: > I'm not sure what you're point is. My point is the laws of the land > aren't enough to keep the masses in line.
Of course it is - that's the whole basis of our country: law and order with a separation of church and state. Nobody has to attend any type of church or any church at all. Religion is voluntary so those that seek it would abide by the law anyway. Religion simply provides them with a framework and weekly checkpoint to make them feel better. Another word for that is "culture". For example, I don't know about you, but whenever I travel abroad I start to think about McDonald's and cheeseburgers. I don't even eat them that much, but I start wanting a piece of "home" because it makes feel grounded and gives me a base to branch out from. The same thing is true for many people - except they fear the change even within their own town. So church provides them with a sense of base they need to feel secure. I used to be a Church Counselor and this was the theme behind just about every issue. Your point is like saying that, without cake, the World would abandon dessert altogether. Nope - those that like cake would just find another favorite, but it'd still be dessert. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:211742 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
