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Bekki Doll |
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A cynical yet secular shiny retrogamer, thread ressurector and fan of the word "gay".
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Reged: 01/28/12
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Posts: 771
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Loc: Freeport, PA
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Re: So women don't want the government in their body?
03/22/12 07:15 PM
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No. I don't think churches are going to go around breaking laws.
Fortunately most places of worship and their congregations don't break laws. They just want to worship in peace. That's the Good News.
Churches can't engage in politics. As in telling their congregations who to explicitly vote for, much less provide voting guides that either support or oppose specific candidates. It's that thin line that churches have to abide by in order to keep their tax-exempt status. At least that's to the best of my own understanding.
It's when a church's leadership feels that they're above the laws of humanity that they get introverted and feel that their one book trumps all. An extreme case would be that wacky-to-me Phelps clan where in their own eyes "God Hates" this and "God Hates" that. They even picket fallen soldiers' funerals for cryin' out loud!
Or worse, since the laws of humankind are worthless in the eyes of these Hard Core True Believers, it's not much of a stretch to devalue human life that isn't considered "sacred" in their eyes. So doctors wind up getting shot, aircraft crash into skyscrapers, and federal buildings get blown up. They're the type of people who want to bring Armageddon to the masses.
With that in mind I used to believe I was occasionally misanthropic. I realize now that I can't come close to those people who lost all faith in humanity to the point that they want to destroy it all.
Most people are good. It's that extremist and hate-filled minority that makes life difficult for the rest of us. I may not religiously believe but I believe religiously in the strength of humankind. I have faith in humanity to do what's best given life itself.
Humans ain't perfect. But they can do some amazing things, both good and bad.
--Bekki
Combating functional illiteracy with latex-clad drama since the '80s, because old video games rule!
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