CPT Asshole

Judge Roy Moore nails it

Heard Judge Roy Moore today on the news, and he nailed it when asked about government and religion. He basically said what I said in my earlier blog, "Fearing religion is like fearing Shakespeare, in that only those who choose to remain ignorant, remain in fear", that one must first understand the difference between religion, and God.

Religion is to be kept separate, God is not. Religion is of man, and God is not. One of the central beliefs our country was founded on, is that certain rights were granted to everyone by our Creator/God. These rights were not granted by government. These rights weren't granted by religion. These rights were not granted by man.

That means the government can't take them away, man can't take them away, religion can't take them away. Only God can take them away.

I don't see how anyone who takes the time to understand this, can be worried about references to God in our government, that establish no particular religion. Consider the alternative, our founding fathers did, and that's why they made it clear where our rights came from.

I still say, our founding fathers were faced with a difficult balancing act. They wanted to keep church and state separate, and yet include certain references to God without establishing any particular religion. I think they did it.

Ahoy from the Captain.

posted by cpt asshole @ 8:34 PM