re how to pray, etc.

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on 4/2/03 10:08 AM, David Morris at fqmorris at yahoo.com wrote:

> 
> --- thomas kyhn rovsing hjoernet <tkrh at worldonline.dk> wrote:
>> 
>> No, 'no religion is supposed to have an inherent political advantage', but
> your 'supposed to', as far as I've understood, hasn't secured this ideal.
> 
> This is too vague a complaint.  Can you give me an example?
> 
>> It comes across as decidedly unhealthy when references to otherworldly
> authorities are accepted in political discourse, and even more so when such
> references are used to back up political decisions.
> 
> Again, other than saying "God Bless America," or equivalent words, where are
> we
> subject to "references to otherworldly authorities used to back up political
> decisions?"  A politician may be religious, and he is entitled to be so.  His
> agenda may spring from his own personal beliefs, and that is also legitimate.
> If his agenda is out of sinc with the active majority then he will be out of a
> job very soon.
> 
>> That 'no one is preventing the average guy from being more active' than
> relious zealots does not legitimize bringing religion into politics.
> 
> Yes it does.  Read the paragraph above again.  Just because you are passionate
> does not mean you are logical.  More likely the opposite.
> 
> David Morris
> 
"God is not neutral."

"Allahu Akbar."

Mythological beings are constantly being invoked by most sides in this
current world war.

"God is on our side."

Enough already.

If there is a God, he certainly does not plan his day around the petty
ambitions of solipsistic politicians and cheap despots and terrorists.

Joe> 
> 
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