05-23-2013, 01:05 AM
Nukes Wrote:I'd argue that separation accounts for much of what is wrong in this nation. This nation would do better to have 10 Commandments and dump the nearly 3 million man-made malum prohibitum and pilpul.
There is a misunderstanding of the First Amendment that has been propagated for decades. It simply states that Congress should make no law establishing a religion or abridge the rights of free practice of religion. That is by no means the same as banning any religious impact upon laws, although it has been interpreted that way. I find it very disingenuous that people quote Jefferson on the "wall of separation between church and state" and then ignore his writings on the 2nd Amendment.
I'll certainly agree with Nukes on the 10 Commandments, and then add only two; Love thy neighbor as thyself. And, do unto others as you would have done unto you.
You seek escape from pain. We seek the achievement of happiness. You exist for the sake of avoiding punishment. We exist for the sake of earning rewards. Threats will not make us function; fear is not our incentive. It is not death that we wish to avoid, but life that we wish to live. - John Galt