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Originally Posted by drunken monkey
and another question,
if one of the defining aspects of America is Democracy and Democratic right, how does Christianity fit into being American if there are things where decisions may be made simply because "the Bible says so"?
Logic says that while occasionally, there may be issues that the majority do indeed match with the religious (or perhaps more accurately, one religious) perspective, there will be cases where it doesn't.
in other words, doesn't religion defy democracy?
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'Because the bible says so' is a very good standard to base your decisions on.
You can't deny that the majority of the teachings in the bible have very positive effects.
For example:
Traditional marriage - ever watch 'Cops' and see all the trailer parks where one mother is in charge of 5 or 6 delinquints? Having a family led by a mother and father provides the perfect enviroment to develope necessary skills and behaviours.
Abstinence - Remember the sexual revolution back in the sixties? The one that was supposed to 'liberate' people from the constraints of a christian society? THAT ended well, by the end of the decade there were millions of illegitamate children running around and everybody had an STD.
Respect thy mother and father - Remember the kid down the street who cussed at his parents and got everything he wanted? Those kids almost never turn into productive, responsible adults.