The Law Is The Law
By: Guy in Politics, Freedom, Morality and Ethics on December 6, 2006 - 9:48 am
So if the US government determines that it is against the law for the words under God to be on our money, then, so be it.And if that same government decides that the Ten Commandments are not to be used in or on a government installation, then, so be it.
I say, so be it , because I would like to be a law abiding US citizen.
I say, so be it, because I would like to think that smarter people than I are in positions to make good decisions.
I would like to think that those people have the American public’s best interests at heart.
BUT, YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE I’D LIKE?
Since we can’t pray to God, can’t Trust in God and cannot post His Commandments in Government buildings, I don’t believe the Government and its employees should participate in the Easter and Christmas celebrations which honor the God that our government is eliminating from many facets of American life.
I’d like my mail delivered on Christmas, Good Friday, Thanksgiving & Easter. After all, it’s just another day.
I’d like the US Supreme Court to be in session on Christmas, Good Friday, Thanksgiving & Easter as well as Sundays. After all, it’s just another day.
I’d like the Senate and the House of Representatives to not have to worry about getting home for the “Christmas Break.” After all it’s just another day.
I’m thinking that a lot of my taxpayer dollars could be saved, if all government offices & services would work on Christmas, Good Friday & Easter. It shouldn’t cost any overtime since those would be just like any other day of the week to a government that is trying to be “politically correct.”
In fact….
I think that our government should work on Sundays (initially set aside for worshipping God…) because, after all, our government says that it should be just another day….
What do you all think????
If this idea gets to enough people, maybe our elected officials will stop giving in to the minority opinions and begin, once again, to represent the ‘majority’ of ALL of the American people.
SO BE IT………..
While the above words are unattributed, a bit over the top, and will never happen, they do make a good point.
Not to put too fine a point on it: “What’s good for the goose, is good for the gander.”
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I have to laugh because what you have said is so true! Now why hasn’t anybody else thought of this?
December 6, 2006 - 10:49 amExcellent idea, well expressed. Where to I sign up to help you?
December 6, 2006 - 7:38 pmI’m a Brit but I like your reasoning. We have a term for bureaucrats like these and they are everywhere. Unfortunately I could not possibly demean your site by using it. I think you know where I’m coming from though. Go get them.
December 7, 2006 - 12:09 pmWhat unreasoned nonsense — which, of course, fits so well with religion in general. There are obviously non-religious aspects of Christmas, Easter, and the weekend (which includes Sunday). And before you start up with the “reason for the season” tripe, you should know that Christians simply imposed themselves on existing celebrations and claimed they were of Christian origin. (The myth of Jesus indicates he was born in the Spring, so why is his supposed birthday celebrated in the earliest part of Winter?) Even if we deny the truth and pretend that these holidays, and Sunday, are purely Christian in nature, there are still obvious problems with this “proposal” (nonsense). The first being that many government employees, elected officials, etc. are Christian (unfortunately) and would thus want the time off, creating staffing issues, and the second being that even if this were not the case, the holiday-driven external impacts on government on these days would reduce the effectiveness of operational government offices. An over-simplified analogy is that grocery stores can’t stock their shelves if the truckers are on strike.
But don’t worry about logic, facts, or critical thinking. Just read your emotional drivel and show the expected emotional response. That’s what you’re accustomed to anyway.
December 7, 2006 - 4:37 pmS.W.
I’m truly sorry that you feel the way you do. If you read the entire piece, you would have noticed that I said that the piece was over the top and would never happen.
BTW, I’m not sure that the email address you gave is a valid one. In the event that it’s not, one of my policies on this blog is that all comments are to by accompanied by a valid email address. In the future, your comments will be deleted if there is no valid email address.
December 7, 2006 - 8:57 pmCan you please explain to me why Thanksgiving was thrown into your argument because I don’t remember anything religious about that holiday.
December 8, 2006 - 9:09 amScooter,
If you’ll notice, I stated that this was from an unattributed source. In othe rwords, I’m not sure where it came from. However, you make a good point. Thanksgiving is not a religous holiday and should not have been used as an example.
December 8, 2006 - 9:27 amI have read that before and love it.
December 9, 2006 - 1:18 pmBlessings
Anything that would piss off the government makes me happy, I would shy away from using religion as a means to an end…I understand this would never happen…but religion in general is the root of so many problems in our world today…My mother gets upset when people say the”politically correct” Happy Holidays instead of Merry Christmas……If you really want to stretch your tax dollar take money out of the crimiinals hands..legalize, CONTROL, and TAX marijuana….The money we pay for Law Enforcement and the courts, prison is outrageous…treat it like Alcohol and end the prohibition. My email is valid
December 11, 2006 - 6:02 amTom,
What does marijuana have to do with this post? And, by the way, lack of religion is what’s wrong with our world today. If more people would just simply follow the teachings of Jesus Christ our world would be a much kinder place.
December 12, 2006 - 11:54 am