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In reply to the discussion: This message was self-deleted by its author [View all]merrily
(45,251 posts)Whether it was Romans offended by the implications of Judaism and Christianity for their emperor/gods or Christians blaming Jews for the death of Christ. Also, religion has long been used to control one group or another, one way or another, including slaves on this continent and indigenous peoples in this hemisphere.
I stand with any individual and any group abused for no good reason and, for many centuries, that most certainly has included the LGBT community simply for being the way they were born. ENOUGH!
That said, I also understand wondering what mocking people who believe in God is going to accomplish, besides bringing them closer together and making them more militant and gaining more sympathy for them. In any event, it seem to me that the first battles should be about separation of church and state, laws, etc. Of course, some people pretend those things are "wars," like the imaginary War on Christmas. Still, either the USA is a theocracy or it is not.
Except for an 18 century convention in the date line, the Constitution makes absolutely no mention of religion, except for freedom of religion AND separation of church and state. So, I don't think anyone signed on to a theocracy, let alone to being a Christian nation.
The first fights, IMO, should be about our laws, especially our tax laws, but should also include the pledge of allegiance. And we have to put our money (donations) and our volunteer efforts where our mouths are.
One difficult is, some of our worst zealots sit on the frickin' Supreme Court.