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Originally posted by Elspode
I dunno...I think this is *just* the sort of issue to shake a lot of us fat, lazy freedom lovers out of our sense of complacency and get out and vote our consciences.
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Where were these people when we passed the Patriotic Act. Then there are what we now all but acknowledge are totally innocent people held for years in Guantanamo. Even 13 year old boys and an 80 year old man are a threat so great as to be caged in locations too small for even Bronx Zoo animals. But no one noticed?
One of the greatest threats to freedom is when religion is used as a reason to attack or prosecute another. It is, for example, why religion creates so many wars and not promotes hate. Religion is a relationship only between you and your god. At any time, if religion imposes restrictions on another, then the religion is satanic. Only a satanic religion would promote hate against other people - ie gays. Even the Pope has ordered all Catholic lawmakers to impose Church doctrine into United States laws. Does not matter what religion you believe. This Pope says his doctrine should be imposed on you. That is when religion becomes the enemy of all mankind.
One of the greatest threats to freedom lovers is any religion that would impose their doctrine on all others. A religion that forgot its only purpose is a relationship between one man and his god - nothing more. Many religions are home to extremists who would even impose their religious doctrine upon you.