(September 3, 2015 at 10:30 am)robvalue Wrote: I thought soA secular government is one that has laws that don't favour or persecute any particular religion, or lack of religion. You could have a country with nothing but religious theists, of all different kinds, but still have a secular country. Without a doubt it's the way forward for civilisation in my opinion.
Those Christians who want the law to favour them would change their mind pretty quickly were they to become the minority and suddenly under Muslim rule. Secular governments protect everybody.
Gotcha! Yeah, that sounds fair.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
