Adventures in My Mind
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Oct 23, 2001
I wonder if we can all try to remember just one thing: The Constitution has not been suspended as of 9/11/01.
There are extremely valid reasons why we have rules governing the seperation of Church and State. For those of you who question the wisdom of such, look no further than the Taliban, and this list of the world's most populace Muslim countries. I doubt any Bible-thumping, good old boy/girl would choose to live in any one of these nations where church and state are totally enmeshed. In fact, they couldn't live there. In many of them it is against the law to be anything other than Islamic.
"We are good Christians," they say. "We would never persecute people for religious differences." I look at the history and the aftermath of Sept. 11th and say, "Yeah, right."
Sadly these insular, inbreed, Graceland wannabes fail to see past their pickups and rhinestone-studded sweatsuits to recognize the fact that public money should not pay for religious expression. Want to pray to Jesus? Go to church. Want to learn chemistry? Go to school. Want to do both? Homeschool or go to private school. It's an either or situation that serves the greater good for everyone.
Of course, this is not to say that Christians shouldn't be able to use the "moment of silence" as a moment of prayer. Just don't do it over the intercom or make it compulsory. Are they so insecure that quiet reflection isn't good enough? Is the only way to be a good Christian to be a loud one? "Look at me, everyone! I'm a Christian, and I'm a'prayin'! Aren't I so much better than you?"
Please, everyone, pray to your god(s), and do it often. Let it help you become a better person. But please, do not force me and mine to be a part of it without our choosing.
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