Reply #9: I certainly didn't vote for it [View All]

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And while it isn't a theocracy yet it's creeping steadily toward it. Anyone who doesn't go around with "God" and "Jesus" on their lips is automatically suspect. If one doesn't kowtow to the will of the Fundamentalists they will be shunned, boycotted or worse. State after state implements laws or eliminates existing laws based on the will of the Fundamentalists.

And while public officials are elected it is often not via honest means. Many of them pander in one way or another to religious people, sometimes outright lying, in order to get votes. People of non-Christian religions, the non-religious, gays/lesbians, pro-choice individuals and others are vilified in order to satisfy a hateful, bigoted segment of the Christian population and win support for the (typically Republican) politicians. The implicit (and sometimes explicit) promise these politicians offer is, "Vote for me and I'll help weed out/crack down on anybody who disagrees with you/us".





I know I can sound harsh against religion at times but there's good reason behind it. Personally I don't care if a person has a religion or what religion s/he has, so long as s/he uses the religion solely for personal guidance/enrichment and perhaps to help others (assuming they're interested in receiving help). However the moment s/he begins to use that religion to harm others or to restrict/direct their lives in any way I have a significant problem with it. Nobody has the right to impose their religion on anybody else--ever.

The faction that is taking over America right now has insidious plans. They want to eliminate all laws protecting gays from discrimination and hate crimes, and for homosexuality to be punishable by the death penalty as per the Bible. They want to eliminate a woman's right to abortion and her right to doctor prescribed birth control, and ultimately return her to the Biblically prescribed role of wife/mother who is subordinate to men. They want God's Law to the the Law of the Land, higher than that of the Constitution. Etc, Etc. I know it sounds like a tin-foil fantasy but it's true.