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**VogsHoock** · 10-26-2007, 11:16 PM

The objectionable behaviors of the "Christians" is one of the reasons so many of the founding fathers objected to making our country a "Christian" nation.

Instead, they chose to follow the ideas and ideals of the "Enlightenment" as a basis for forming our government.

Efforts to dictate laws based on various interpretations of religious doctrine is self-serving and contrary to the ideals of a democratic society.

As we see in the Muslim world, religious law is fundamentally anti-democratic and contrary to the interests of a free society.

Just as I would not want to be ruled by the Taliban, I find the idea of "Christian" rule unappealing as well.

Sort of. This is the reason the nation was based on Christian principles, rather than being based on the Christian religion. The principles are far less arbitrary, while religions almost always are.

In regard to Islam, the principles of Islam are sound and good. It is the reinterpretations of Islamic law that leave something to be desired.

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VogsHoock Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 524 Senior Member	The objectionable behaviors of the "Christians" is one of the reasons so many of the founding fathers objected to making our country a "Christian" nation. Instead, they chose to follow the ideas and ideals of the "Enlightenment" as a basis for forming our government. Efforts to dictate laws based on various interpretations of religious doctrine is self-serving and contrary to the ideals of a democratic society. As we see in the Muslim world, religious law is fundamentally anti-democratic and contrary to the interests of a free society. Just as I would not want to be ruled by the Taliban, I find the idea of "Christian" rule unappealing as well. Sort of. This is the reason the nation was based on Christian principles, rather than being based on the Christian religion. The principles are far less arbitrary, while religions almost always are. In regard to Islam, the principles of Islam are sound and good. It is the reinterpretations of Islamic law that leave something to be desired.
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