And here's my dilemma. From the other side of the world. *g*
I don't like the aggressive secular agenda, because it leads to things happening I feel are morally reprehensible and just plain bad.
But if the above is the kind of religious agenda/politicising that goes on, I have no choice but to rail against it, putting me (apparently) in the same camp as people I really dislike.
I don't have problems with a secular society, as such -- I absolutely believe in the division of Church and State and my problem with Bush has always been a concern about someone with that much power who sincerely believes God is talking to him, because the problem then becomes, Anything I want to do I can do because it's God's will, conveniently overlooking the human genius for self-rationalisation and justification.
I don't think it's inevitable that that occurs, mind you ... but I'm starting to think it's happened with W. And that makes me sad. Because he's doing more harm to the faith than good.
I don't want a Christian totalitarian state any more than I want the Taliban, because they're exactly the same thing! And I don't want a radical secular agenda in charge either because too many people who follow that path are absolutely only out for themselves and what they can screw out of people under the guise of I don't need any moral guidance or precepts because there's no such thing as right or wrong. Please don't start me on moral relativism.
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I don't like the aggressive secular agenda, because it leads to things happening I feel are morally reprehensible and just plain bad.
But if the above is the kind of religious agenda/politicising that goes on, I have no choice but to rail against it, putting me (apparently) in the same camp as people I really dislike.
I don't have problems with a secular society, as such -- I absolutely believe in the division of Church and State and my problem with Bush has always been a concern about someone with that much power who sincerely believes God is talking to him, because the problem then becomes, Anything I want to do I can do because it's God's will, conveniently overlooking the human genius for self-rationalisation and justification.
I don't think it's inevitable that that occurs, mind you ... but I'm starting to think it's happened with W. And that makes me sad. Because he's doing more harm to the faith than good.
I don't want a Christian totalitarian state any more than I want the Taliban, because they're exactly the same thing! And I don't want a radical secular agenda in charge either because too many people who follow that path are absolutely only out for themselves and what they can screw out of people under the guise of I don't need any moral guidance or precepts because there's no such thing as right or wrong. Please don't start me on moral relativism.
Yikes!!!!