>>Again, I think your focused on a single religion as your example. What religions >>hold sway over the masses? How? Do all religious people vote as a block because >>their single religious leader tells them to? Is there a central religious leader >>for all religions?
I dont want to get into a discussion of what religions ask you to do or not to do what. If you follow their teachings then you are operating under their influence at least to a certain extent. >>Let me put this down for a point of view. I'm religious. It is my choice to be >>so. I know all the things I can do if I didn't live by the values and burden >>that I carry. I could work on Shabbos. I could eat all the fun food that >>everyone else does. I could do more than just seduce women with chocolate. I >>could do, be and live so much more. But it would not be me. I'm who I am and >>hold by what I hold by because I chose to and because I believe it is right. I >>think most everyone else who is religious holds to their religion not because it >>holds sway over them, not because they were forced to, but because they feel >>that it is the right thing to do. I agree, most people are not forced to believe, but if you believe and follow certain religions teachings and practices, then you are operating under that religions influence or sway. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
