Hi When did you appear on Larry King Jabu?
On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 2:00 PM, Khumalo Jabulani < [email protected]> wrote: > Several months ago I had the privilege of appearing again on "Larry King > Live." He asked me a very poignant question, "Is this a Christian nation?" I > immediately replied, "No. This is a nation with a lot of Christians in it." > Many times majority groups think that their views control the country, which > for me as a Christian is a great idea. But what happens when and if the > numbers switch and we aren't the majority? The founding fathers created a > democratic system that separated church from state so that, as a country, we > could avoid the slippery slope of getting into the business of telling > people what to believe. That is a job they left to be determined by the > individual, the synagogue, the mosque and the church! > > A country that has one national religion as its only compass is much more > of a theocracy than a democracy. That kind of tyranny leads to witch > burning, spiritual genocide, forced and fraudulent expressions of faith, and > God knows what else. As wonderful as faith is, faith out of control can be > lethal. > > I love democracy because it is designed to keep the government from telling > me when and how to serve communion, and it allows room for debate without > dominance. Religious people will never agree on everything within or outside > of the bounds of the church. Democracy allows that debate without polluting > it further with political intervention as long as that debate doesn't > infringe on another human's rights. Lately, it is my view that religion has > become increasingly a servant to politics, and whenever a flame is needed to > move a candidate or party closer to power, they ignite the flame > > > > -- Rufaro :-) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "tribewithavibe" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tribewithavibe?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
