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Start over, maybe? I don't think the other industrialized nations are as effed-up as the US. How did they do it?
My hobbyhorse for decades has been, "Why don't we tax churches?" Despite what they claim about "charity," very few of them actually do anything about the homeless and hungry people in their communities. A church itself should not be classified as a charity unless it actually does more than just preach; IMO it's entertainment. We tax movie and live show tickets, so whyyyy NOT?
Yeah. Someone should do something about everything.
Justalysn, ironic, isn't it? Convicted felons get better care overall than people who worked and paid taxes all their lives. This especially applies to women because when we were in the workforce we were paid less than men doing the same jobs, or were forced to take lower paying jobs just to stay alive.
I still remember a not-so-funny comic strip from 10+ years ago: An attractive woman is standing on a stage in front of a microphone, holding a script. She's obviously auditioning for something. One of the five men sitting in the front row asks, "How fast do you type?"
Made me growl, but it's so true! Even women with post-graduate degrees got asked that question...and often had to settle for clerical work. At close to minimum wage.
Women who do what conservatives say they should do, stay at home and raise the kids, with all the hard labor and intelligence that that entails, count for next to nothing, as far as Social InSecurity is concerned, when they become widowed. And they lose even more "benefits" should they remarry.
Something is terribly wrong here.
This isn't really about religion or non-religion...except it seems to be the sheeple who call themselves xians just don't "get" why some people need help:
New Medicare Program
I think its natural that we have a "Yankocentric" voice here. Besides having greater numbers (and a tenancy to state our opinions regardless of solicitation), we also have in my opinion a more religious atmosphere here, and therefore warrants greater push-back.
But you are right. We tend to cite our own constitution (as well as the Declaration of Independence) a lot when there are folks here from all over the rest of the English speaking world who's laws are not governed by it.
However, the reason is because we are currently facing attempts by the fundies to co opt our democracy and transform it into a theocracy. So naturally, our freedoms and rights granted to us by these documents are on the forefront of our minds.
You make a good point about the "Appointed by God" argument. For centuries, the Crown of England (as well as many others) has used this claim to validate its control over the people. It has been a means to cement subjugation. "You are surfs and Peasants because God wanted you to be."
That's part of why I found it so funny that several of our recent GOP candidates (sorry, bringing it back to us again) claim that God told them to run, only to drop out early in the primary. Apparently, the god in question must be Loki, and a bit of an asshole.
@Jonel Burge:
Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed.
This is spelled out in the Declaration of Independence, and was a viewpoint that directly contradicted the notion that the powers of governments were granted to kings by God. This was essential in justifying the separation of the colonies from British Rule. The theory that governments derived their powers from the consent of the governed lies in some of the contemporary philosophy of Social Contract Theory as discussed by John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Thomas Hobbes.
Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_source_do_governments_derive_their_%...
Since it comes right after the Deist mention of "their Creator," it really fries their little crosses when you bring it up in conversation.
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Well we already know they pick and choose whatever when it comes to their religion.
Everlasting life? YES.
Spending it on your knees, worshipping yaweh? mmmnnnooo....
Prayer, when you ask, god answers? YES.
Prayer is supposed to be private and personal? NOPE.
And that would be why slavery is illegal(which god had no problem with) but gay rights are still an issue.
Of course, when I brought up the "but isn't there something about slaves being good to have in the bible?" she goes "well of course god says to follow the law of the land as well" and I reply with "What if gay marriage becomes legal? It'll be the law of the land then..."
Then I got blocked. yay!
The verse she was referring to from the bible(as far as I could dig up)
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+13%3A1-7&ver...
Okay after actually reading/researching it, here is my issue:
It's claiming that all authorities are appointed/chosen by god. How does that make sense? Since when is democratic vote=god?
I posted the link over at r/atheism which I think might have a lot to do with the skewed results.
Even "Judge forces school to take down prayer banner" would have been better - and more accurate.
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