tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post6893259011963020264..comments2023-12-25T01:24:48.957-05:00Comments on Republic of Gilead: Religious Right Reacts to Kim Davis' IncarcerationAhabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-61447822980236898442015-09-05T21:48:17.101-04:002015-09-05T21:48:17.101-04:00Infidel -- Spot-on. Why is all of this so difficul...Infidel -- Spot-on. Why is all of this so difficult for Religious Right figures to understand? We do not live in a theocracy. The wall of separation protects both church AND state. Personal religious beliefs do not trump the law, and allowing them to do so would create chaos. This isn't rocket science!Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-77949129832327045322015-09-05T17:42:22.413-04:002015-09-05T17:42:22.413-04:00It cannot overrule the laws of nature and nature&#...<i>It cannot overrule the laws of nature and nature's God</i>.<br /><br />The problem is that since religions are arbitrary taboo systems supported only by unverifiable supernatural assertions, anybody can claim that "the laws of nature and nature's God" prohibit anything at all (someone could easily claim his interpretation of God will forbids paying taxes, for example), and there is no objective basis for judging among such claims. If we make exceptions to civil law every time somebody advances such a claim, civil law effectively ceases to exist.<br /><br />Mrs. Davis is entitled to refrain from signing licenses she seriously objects to, but in that case, she's not entitled to continue drawing a paycheck for a job whose duties include signing those licenses. She needs to find another job.Infidel753https://www.blogger.com/profile/10965786814334886696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-40235535854788118212015-09-05T16:46:33.022-04:002015-09-05T16:46:33.022-04:00Donna -- They fail to realize that the wall of sep...Donna -- They fail to realize that the wall of separation protects church and state from EACH OTHER. Religion must be kept separate from government, for the well-being of all citizens.Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-17543070826219075312015-09-05T16:27:28.870-04:002015-09-05T16:27:28.870-04:00I suppose none of this is surprising. But it is di...I suppose none of this is surprising. But it is disturbing how some on the religious right misunderstand the concept of the separation of church and state. When I lived in TX I remember hearing local politicians say: "Separation of church and state means keeping the state out of the church, not the church out of the state."Donna Bantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01271377907141866718noreply@blogger.com