In Reply to: Re: Persecution: Interview with David Limbaugh posted by for freedom on November 29, 2003 at 21:39:58:
Dear For freedom,
If you are really for freedom, I suggest you reevaluate your position. The notion that our constitution and the principles which spawned it should be subject to the ever-changing whim of society is fraught with danger. If a clever demagog can sway 51% of the masses,freedom can be put in jeopardy. Just ask the Germans about Hitler.
Constitutional principles must be based upon a solid foundation of eternal truth, not the whims of society. To do otherwise is to invite disaster.
Neutrality is a nice-sounding concept, but a neutral state rarely exists for long. The many examples of religious persecution described in Limbaugh's book prove that the courts and legislature have swung far beyond the neutral position, and are well into the anti-religion end of the scale.
It's gotten so bad that even the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court has recently complained about the court's "open hostility towards religion."
As far as religion being the cause of most wars: That's really a bad rap. If you look at all the major wars of the past 100 years, you won't find any that were fought over religion. Oh sure, governments will often use religious rhetoric to stir up the troops for battle (example: "Kill those Godless commies!") but that doesn't qualify as a religious war.
Hitler used the Jews as a scapegoat for Germany's problems. He didn't give a fig about the Jewish religion. Heck, some of the biggest massacres in the past century were committed by atheistic dictators such as Stalin, Pol Pot, and Mao.
The so-called "Protestants" and "Catholics" in Northern Ireland who are killing each other aren't true followers of Christianity. Those are just cultural labels. Most of those murderous thugs have never set foot in a church, except to throw a bomb!
It's only in the past decade that the Islamic terrorists have really begun to kill in great numbers, and you could argue that they aren't really followers of Islam. They are just using Islam as a cover for their quest for power.
No, the most common reason for wars is monetary. If you want to find the reason for most wars, follow the money.