Never seen it put quite this well . . .

[Triana]

[lunatica]

1. succinct

[WillyT]

2. K & R !!!

[jwirr]

3. The difference between traditional religion and rw prosperity gospel.

Traditional religion tells me to look at myself and the way I act. rw prosperity religion points only at others.

[SoapBox]

6. Oh ya!

[oldandhappy]

4. well said

[3catwoman3]

5. Bingo!!!!

eom

[Angry Dragon]

7. kick

[Enthusiast]

8. K&R! This post should have hundreds of recommendations!

Even fundies might get it.

[senz]

9. Perfect.

Cuts right to the center of the issue.

[me b zola]

10. This is exactly it

[Leith]

11. Now If We Could Only Get Far Right Wing Lawmakers to Understand

They keep submitting bills cramming their religion down our throats and voting 'yes' on them.

As far as I'm concerned (and most of those reading this), one's religion is just fine. It's enacting that religion into law and making everyone practice it is what goes too far.

[shadowmayor]

12. But but but

How are we gonna control everybody's penises and vaginas?

[Spitfire of ATJ]

16. Batteries help.

[Jack Rabbit]

13. Succinct and to the point

!!

K/R

[AikidoSoul]

14. Perfect

Wish more people would let go of the idea that there religion if the only true religion.

It would be a much happier, safter world.

Thanks for the illustration.

[fleabiscuit]

15. Most Excellent n/t

[Lunabell]

17. Well said.

And stolen for my facebook page, thank you.

[merrily]

18. Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's and unto God that which is God's.

That was Jesus's reply when asked if people should pay taxes to Rome,, then the occupier--some might say oppressor--of Israel.

Sound's to me like Jesus saw a clear distinction between the secular and the religious.

The only thing in the Bible I know of that requires anyone to impose their religion on anyone else is the bit in the OT about the Sabbath within the gates of Israel. God required the Israelites to observe it and ditto "the stranger within your gates."

Even at that, along came the NT and Jesus and defended his disciples for picking corn on the Sabbath (from a field that did not even belong to them, no less) because they were hungry and had nothing else to eat.

So much of Biblical law became secular law, including adultery being a crime, but hunger never became a legal defense for stealing just enough food to eat. Gee, I wonder how that happened.