Oh, good.  First politics, now religion.  *Somebody's* gonna get pissed off.

But hey, it's God's will.

Actually, I think religions (like Scientology, for example -- one of my
personal favorites) are great!  When you discover  what particular flavor of
religion someone subscribes to, you suddenly know a lot more about that
person than you did before, and that knowledge can be quite useful.  Of
course, a second tier of intel is required for full understanding.  Such as,
is the person of interest a "true believer" or has he joined the religious
group for reasons of personal advancement?

I met a guy at a conference earlier this year who wore Mormon Underwear to a
job interview in Salt Lake City.  He got the job.  He stopped wearing the
underwear.  Claimed religious bias when they tried to fire him.  Walked a
way with a healthy settlement.  Clever.

On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 3:56 PM, Peter Lissaman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:

>   It is certainly unreasonable to expect people to behave rationally,
> especially when most of them claim to believe in a God who somehow judges
> and punishes!    Well, one must admit that in the END there is retribution
> for most BAD acts - the clever thing is that it is usually the innocent who
> are punished. Indeed, He doth move in mysterious ways!!!    But, but, but,
> all is not hopeless, it is for inspired leaders to fool the fools into doing
> good things; as exemplified by Augustus, Churchill, Roosevelt (I&II) and
> Kennedy.
>

What!? Not Bush?


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