Conservative activist: Net neutrality goes against God

[markpkessinger]

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/04/20/conservative-acti... /

I once heard a sermon on the Ten Commandments by a wise old Lutheran Bishop. When he got tot he commandment that states, "You shall not take the name of the Lord in vain," I was very curious to hear what he had to say. You see, I had learned, growing up, the rather quaint, Victorian view that it was a proscription against cursing. As an adult, that view seemed absurdly trivial, so i was interested to hear what the good bishop would have to say about it.

The bishop addressed my concern head on. He said (paraphrasing here):

Now, many of you were taught that this commandment means you must not use curse words. People come to me all the time because their husbands or fathers, other loved ones, or even they themselves have an ingrained habit of cursing, so much so that it has become a pattern of speech. And they worry that perhaps that will be counted against them. But the reality is, this commandment has a much, much deeper and more profound meaning. This commandment is a warning against attaching God's Name to things -- to causes, to desires, to prejudices, to wars -- that are not of God. So while a particular pattern of speech may not be the most desirable trait, it's hardly something you need fret about. You might want to be careful, though, about any claims that God is "on your side" on a particular issue, since we cannot know the mind of God, and you may very well run afoul of this commandment.

It seems to me this is what the religious right does all the time -- they claim divine warrant for what is, in fact, nothing more than a political view. If that elderly Lutheran bishop had it right, they might want to tread a little more lightly. Just sayin'.