> -----Original Message----- > From: Dinner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 8:06 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Ron Paul quotes Sinclair Lewis, 'When fascism comes to > this country it will be wrapped in a flag and carrying a cross'... > > On Dec 18, 2007 11:43 AM, Zaphod Beeblebrox > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > this would bother me should huckabee become the president. > > Dude, it's ridiculous. Whatever happened to separation of church and > state? > > Seems like Bush2 opened the floodgates- it's sickening to see so much > fuss about religion. More sickening to know how many people actually > vote based on religion...
I know this may sound odd coming from me, but as things stand voting for religious reasons is probably better than the alternatives. With people voting (I feel ignorantly) along pure party lines, or for the attractive candidate or for the "cool" candidate or whatever... I mean if you're NOT going to vote based on an education of the issues then at the very least voting for religious reason illuminates things a bit. At the very least when you're dealing with a religiously-driven person you know what you have. > Eh. Whatever. It's [the religion focus] is shameful, if you ask me. I wouldn't call it "shameful" if it's sincere. If it's a ploy to collect votes, then definitely yes. Sincere belief can be very good in a leader (many of our great leaders were devout) but it can also be very bad - as when a leader loses respect for other positions. Religion, like everything else, is best in moderation. ;^) > I keep thinking "Poor Jim" he's gotta be pulling his hair out watching > all > this crap. I'm close-- I'm down with whatever, ya know, but-- come on! > Religion has no place in government. None, whatsoever. I agree completely (big, surprise huh?) but it does have a place in those people that practice government. The best of them have a profound respect for the principles on which this country was founded on and in turn a profound respect for the belief (or lack of belief) of others. Their beliefs inform their positions without dictating them. I don't think I have to point examples of the less desirable side of things... ;^) Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:248592 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
