(October 9, 2013 at 9:43 pm)Stimbo Wrote: Would that it were. Unfortunately, as $cientology, 9/11 Truthers and Moon Hoax Believers demonstrate, people are often desperate enough to cling onto anything that appeals to their sense of self-aggrandisement and desire to belong to some exclusive in-crowd.
An exclusive in-crowd like atheism? It's worth pointing out that not all (or even the greater majority of people) who believe in God or a greater purpose in the universe are even Christians anyway. It's possible for people to have a genuine belief and be wrong and this applies to atheists just as much as everyone else.
Quote:As a for instance, consider how many people will tell you that the USA was founded as a xtain nation and as evidence toss you the 'One Nation Under God' thing. Then do a little digging and find out how recent a tradition that actually is.
By keeping Church and state separate you could say they were following Christs teaching of rendering to Caesar what is Caesars and to God what is Gods. Christianity was never intended to be some kind of a theocracy.
Come all ye faithful joyful and triumphant.
