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Originally Posted by garysher  Have you finished whining like an old woman??
Nobody is enforcing their religious beliefs on you. You are free to go through life as a heathen and an atheist.
Infact you are a prime example of the result - bitter, unhappy and confused.
Of course religion has a place in secular life. It is what holds a society together. When religion is removed society quickly unravels. Even your British forefathers told you that.
And the so-called separation of church and state is a myth. Voters and legislators don't forget their religious beliefs when they enter the ballot box or the legislature.
And we just had a holiday for Easter - remember??? | you had a Holy Day gary but then again you guys have them every Sunday...
Your relgious beliefs are intruding on peoples secular life..there are people in this country who want to outlaw abortion because they see it as against their religious beliefs, perfectly valid beliefs, but no-one is asking anyone who doesn't want or choose to have an abortion to have an abortion...there are people in this country who because of their religious beliefs don't want gay people to get married...no-one is forcing anyone to marry the person of the same gender, nor will gay marriage invalidate heterosexual marriage...there are people in this country who want to ban the teaching of (and have in some instances) evolution because it conflicts with their religious belief..no-one is forcing anyone to send their child to a school where they teach evolution....no-one is saying those beliefs aren't valid but rather the cost of those beliefs is allowing things you don't believe in to co-exist..thats what we call freedom ..this country has freedom gary..this country was never a theoracy ..the religious nutjobs of any persuasion need to pull their head in and have respect for other peoples beliefs...please don't argue that people don't leave their beliefs behind them of course they don't but anyone that allows their religious belief to guide them and at the same time doesn't have respect for freedom of others is somone who shouldn't vote or to legislate
Now stop arguing such moronic points |