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<blockquote data-quote="bacha29" data-source="post: 2670403" data-attributes="member: 58386"><p>If our rights come from God then who would decide how to interpret and administer those rights as it pertains to a nation? History shows that it often ends up in the exclusive hands of a king, dictator or religious zealot&nbsp; bent on complete control over the masses. In complete disregard of the constitutional separation of church and state, today we have people who became extremely wealthy thanks to their ability to market a set of religious beliefs regardless of whether or not they live their own lives in accordance with those principals who then seek to forcibly impose those beliefs by running for public office in an attempt to broaden&nbsp; and consolidate the powers granted to them by the Constitution. The Falwell&#039;s, Robertson&#039;s, Graham&#039;s etc all back woods Southern preachers have tried playing this game and fortunately the American people made them eat it. Why? People of genuine faith refuse to allow their faith to be dragged through the quagmire of partisan politics.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="bacha29, post: 2670403, member: 58386"] If our rights come from God then who would decide how to interpret and administer those rights as it pertains to a nation? History shows that it often ends up in the exclusive hands of a king, dictator or religious zealot bent on complete control over the masses. In complete disregard of the constitutional separation of church and state, today we have people who became extremely wealthy thanks to their ability to market a set of religious beliefs regardless of whether or not they live their own lives in accordance with those principals who then seek to forcibly impose those beliefs by running for public office in an attempt to broaden and consolidate the powers granted to them by the Constitution. The Falwell's, Robertson's, Graham's etc all back woods Southern preachers have tried playing this game and fortunately the American people made them eat it. Why? People of genuine faith refuse to allow their faith to be dragged through the quagmire of partisan politics. [/QUOTE]

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