C J Brewer (
March 5th, 2008 at 9:53:52 AM)
There is a God after all.
Those who legislate in Georgia have finally realized that many residents do not like the Christian Coalition dictating how they must live their life.
There is still a separation of church and state, however, it exists only on paper and not in practice. It is forbidden for the government to favor one religion over another, yet the Georgia Republicans continue to ignore this. If those who legislate in Georgia were true believers, they would also want the Muslim holy day, Friday, and the Jewish holy day, Saturday, be protected from alcohol sales. Georgia residents would be prohibited from purchasing alcohol from Thursday midnight through Monday morning.
I was raised in the Baptist tradition and my Father was my minister for 20 years. I no longer support organized religion because of the fanatical direction that this coalition has taken. I was taught that Jesus asked one simple thing of Christians.
To look after the poor, the sick, the elderly and the disenfranchised. I find, however, that these are the very groups that Christians could care less about. Christians cleave to the Republican mantra in the State of Georgia. We are all aware of how Republicans feel about the poor, the elderly, the sick and the disenfranchised. Legislation is directed at destroying the middle class. The elderly struggle to afford their medication. The sick have no health care and the disenfranchised are ignored on many levels. If Christians are unwilling to return to their basic teachings, churches should be denied the tax exempt status. There are those who feel that they no longer qualify for the 501c tax exempt status.
"I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike your Christ." Mahatma Gandhi
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