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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (28996)	6/6/2004 3:52:18 PM
From: American Spirit	Respond to of 81568

For once we agree. Church and state should be separate and that means in politics too. It only leads to division and trouble. One of the things which turns off many people about Bush is that he seems to have this "crusade" notion in mind. He copied Reagan's speech about "evil" but in his case this was seen as a crusade by a religious zealot out of touch with reality. His actions in Iraq only confirmed those suspicions to most people as Iraq had nothing to do with 9-11, it was just a Muslim nation. But you still need to apologize. Read the post I just put out about Kerry's military record, then apologize about being wrong or lying. Or else, blame Cheney and Bush Sr. too. But frankly, we didn't need any of those old Cold War weapons systems and bases. Just a huge waste of money.

To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (28996)	6/6/2004 4:25:33 PM
From: Orcastraiter	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 81568

If they elect a gov of theocrats, they will once again become enslaved. The American Democratic-Republic had the wisdom to separate church & state. The melding of those organizations always creates an oppressive society. While I prefer the separation of Church and State, can we impose our wisdom on others? There are many here in the US that want to see the Church more involved in Government. Many of the religious right are actively involved in taking over the government from within, through elections. The followers of Pat Robertson, and even many of the supporters of Bush, believe that we should be governed by the "will of God". This is really no different than the Muslims of Iraq electing a group of Theocrats to govern them. But that said there will be difficulties when you allow religion of one group to dominate the affairs of the government. This is why I will fight for a strong separation of Church and State...and at the same time will fight for freedom of religion here in our country. We cannot expect perfection from any endeavor that attempts to abolish an evil. When you fight a ruthless enemy, you will not win if perfection is your goal. I disagree. We must demand perfection. You cannot win if perfection is not your goal. Anything less is acceptance of laziness and lack of integrity. This is the kind of thinking that allows for the tragedy of Abu Ghraib. Anything less than striving for perfection in our actions undermines our objectives. Instead, those who share the terrorists religion, should have started to fight the evil before it became strong enough to threaten the entire world. Don't shoot the messenger who has the courage to fight the evil that was not confronted when it could have prevented innocent bloodshed. I agree that it is mostly up to the Muslim world to self police themselves. To strike down evil when it rears it's ugly head. Orca