Let's see if I've got this right. I was raised in a country (yes it was here to prevent confusion) that was founded on principles of religious tolerance and a sense that a man's faith was his own affair and separate from that of the state. I liked that country. I felt a certain degree of freedom and security living in that country.
As of last night, it turns out that there are enough of my fellow countrymen who think that it is a good idea to elect a pastor to the highest office in the land, one who has been heard to say that he would like to "return this country to Jesus", among other such pearls of zippy insightfulness. Did you just hear me??? We as a nation, sit back in horror/judgement that Pakistan might want to become a Islamic Theocratic state, and yet there are people here who think that Mike Huckabee is a good idea for President??? At this point I fail to see what the difference is. Becoming a Christian Theocracy is no better than being an Islamic one...just different. I suppose I am fortunate in that I have a large, loving Creator that is a bit beyond sectarian differences, but that's my business and I'd rather live in a country where it can stay that way and not be threatened in any way by a ruling class religion.
It's early in the morning, and MR. CG got the most of this rant last night, but the truth is I went to bed early, sad and dejected because I fear that the America that I grew up with and loved is truly gone, and it's not entirely clear what has come to take it's place yet. But in the meanwhile, I mourne what is lost and all that could have been had we not run ourselves off the rails.
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