Separation of church and state?
In the Great State of Utah, the so-called "separation between church and state" just doesn't seem to exist. Saturday night saw the annual "Stadium of Fire" festivities in Provo, Utah where conservatives like Sean Hannity and Oliver North ruled and liberals like Michael "Village Idiot" Moore and Senators "Flip-Flop" Kerry and "Der Schwimmer" Kennedy were suspiciously absent. Independence Day celebrations are nothing new, except when held on the campus of BYU, the LDS church-sponsored university in Utah. Invoking the name of God and the United States in the same breath is nothing new here, and in fact is highly encouraged to the point that the celebration was broadcast over the Armed Forces Radio Network to all our military men and women throughout the world.
Why would members of the LDS Church be so quick to tie God and the United States together? Because the LDS Church teaches that the American continent is a "..choice land, and whatsoever nation shall possess it shall be free from bondage, and from captivity, and from all other nations under heaven, if they will but serve the God of the land, who is Jesus Christ..". Members of the LDS Church are taught that the Constitution of the United States is a document inspired by God. It is not unusual to hear the "Star-Spangled Banner" sung in church (especially in July) since the LDS Church includes it in it's hymnbook. So, if you are a true, God-fearing patriot and not one of the "Blame America First" (i.e. Democratic) crowd, then you should mark your calendar for next year's "Stadium of Fire". At least you'd be certain that John "War Hero" Kerry won't be anywhere in attendance.
posted by The Great El-ahrairah @ 03:16
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While your last statement alone is a great arguement for attending, I would have to gracefully decline. This is as big of a deal as some issues, in my opinion, since it is just a state (and Utah at that; who cares?). But I think you fail to notice or for that matter care, that there is supposed to be seperation of church and state. While there is no problem with a church being patriotic, the government shouldn't be a church. You always seem to be on the edge of just outright saying you believe we should allow church to rule our government. I wonder if you would agree it it was a church you don't belong to. Baptist, Catholic, Protestant, or maybe a nice Wiccan service? Maybe an Islamic or Buddhist state?
I've lived in an Islamic state, so I have first hand knowledge about what living in a country where there is only one religion. In America, we are supposed to have freedom of religion, but unfortunately, thanks to the liberal left, we are getting freedom from religion. The guv-mint has gone from being neutral to actively trying to stamp out religion thru promoting "diversity". How many times have we heard of clergy being criticsed because their sermon was considered "hate" speech by some leftist group? The debate over gay marriage is just another attempt by the non-religious left to force me to accept their deviancy as normal.
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