Flame — HabitableZone

Flame » in reply to re: Why, where do you stand on it?

That was a pretty good answer.
TB — (archived)

I make that point once in a while because if I don't, people tend to drift into the "religion is the bane of humanity," by which they are usually referring to the kind of religions that try to put manger scenes into public parks. In point of fact, much more damage has been done by those who have raised the State to the position of God. If you consider that a religion, I can buy that. Keep in mind that it's one that's as just likely to create a theocracy in our nation as any more conventional one.

I fully understand the difference between atheism as practiced by the Marxists and atheism as practiced by more rational thinkers. Hey, I am a fan of Ayn Rand, aren't I?

Although a lot of our primary founders weren't formally Christian, many of them did seem to believe in God. In any case, God was invoked a lot in their speeches and writings. Certainly the Declaration didn't say "endowed by natural law with certain inalienable rights," although Rand would have approved of the edit. Did you note the Kennedy inauguration speech I linked to elsewhere?

I will concede the Founders didn't let their religion get in the way of their reason. Thank God. ;)

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