I remember having a conversation with my mother several years ago about her concerns about the amount of strip clubs in the city which she lives in. Her opnion was that it should be outlawed. I asked her why did God put the apple tree in the middle of the Garden of Eden and tell Adam and Eve that they could partake of everything in the garden with the exception of the the fruit of this tree. Why?
She answered as I expected, "it was to give man choice." She is correct, I asked her who gave her the right to cut down the tree? Religion is a personal thing that is between ourselves and our God. This country was built by people that fled europe in search of freedom of religion and freedom from religion.
Remember that europe was dominated by religion that was sanctioned by the government. I see this religious right movement in this country is taking us back to where our forefathers came from. Our intollerance of other religions, ethnic groups and people with different social, sexual and economic situations that are different than ourselves, has an ugly un-christian look and feel to it.
The religious right scares me, and i am a Republican.
ReplyDeleteOn a site note, I am very concerned about the number of strip clubs in town. While the quantity is there, the quality is lacking.