Religion is Divisive
by tgirsch

Okay, maybe not inherently, but when mixed with government, it certainly becomes so:

Attorneys prepared to ask a federal court in Mobile to block the removal of the Christian monument.

The lawsuit on behalf of a Christian talk show host and would name as defendants the eight associate justices who last week overruled Chief Justice Roy Moore and directed that the federal court order be followed, said attorney Jim Zeigler.

I've written it here before, but it bears repeating: the bickering, arguing and discontent began when the monument was placed in the rotunda. Not before. There weren't hordes of people protesting for its inclusion. There weren't lawsuits filed to get it placed there. The monument has only created problems, and has solved none.

There is a certain exceptionally annoying breed of Christian that feels as if Christianity must pervade every single aspect of their lives. There can be no place where wearing your religion on your sleeve is inappropriate. I don't know if it's insecurity in their beliefs that drives this, but it certainly seems that way. Their beliefs must be continuously publicly reaffirmed, or they feel "persecuted." It's ridiculous.

Spare me the discrimination B.S. They can pray and worship whenever, wherever, and however they want, so long as they don't intimidate others into joining them, and don't do so in an official governmental role. They can set up churches (tax-free, I might add) wherever they want worshipping whomever or whatever they want. But because there exists a place where they cannot impose their beliefs (no matter where that place might be), they are "discriminated against?" Baloney. Sounds like they could use a nice warm glass of STFU.

These are Christians in name only. Given half a chance, they show preference for the wrathful, vengeful teachings of the Old Testament over the message of tolerance of some vaguely important guy named "Jesus." Perhaps they should pay attention to what that Jesus guy had to say about public displays of "piety."

Matthew 6:5-8
⁵"And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. ⁶But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. ⁷And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. ⁸Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

(If Jesus were alive today, Fox News would vilify him as a "pinko commie liberal," but that's another discussion for another time...)

If these people would spend less time worshipping a two-and-a-half ton hunk of rock and more time worshipping the God who supposedly gave them its message, the world might be a better place. And they might actually earn the grace of the God whose words they've been trying to use for political gain.

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