You shouldn't talk about Politics and Religion

So we have been told not to talk about religion and politics. Those issues are taboo social conversations. I get it. It's the two things that can bring fury out of anyone. However, I am ready to accept all of your fury readers. I posted this on facebook earlier:

    The establishment in every way has let us down. Our government, our schools and our churches. They waver from the reasons of their creation. Our government was to be "For the people, by the people." Our educational system was to increase the knowledge of many. Our churches were to spread the love of Christ. All of these things have been used as tools to manipulate us! Our government is ran by who ever pays the most and they tell the government to create debt through education and lie to the students by changing the curriculum. Then it says to the churches, "follow us, we have your back. We will force your beliefs onto every other American and tell you which candidate is the Antichrist." Not only will they do that; they will use those issues to distract you from the tyranny they wield. With the government and the churches aligned they will have you supporting something that looks nothing like Christ. You will support the rich and step on the poor. You will go to other countries and kill all the while chanting "God Bless America!" Look at the corruption around you! Stand up and be counted as the ones that stood against it! Otherwise, it will not just continue to happen. IT WILL GROW!

   Now this must be said from jump, I am a Christian. However, my faith is never pushed upon anyone else and I believe it must remain out of politics and nor should it's messages be taught as science. 

   With that said and out of the way, I hope you will stay for the discussion. In 1997 there was a movie called Wag the Dog. This movie showed how a fake war was created to distract the American populous from a presidential sex scandal.  Wagging the dog happens quite often in government. They pull up issues that will get attention such as abortion, legalization of marijuana, or gay marriage.  Normally, the conservative's followers get into an uproar about this. In all honesty, I believe the only reason that gay marriage and marijuana are still illegal are not due to any moral objections of the government. They remain as side issues to distract us from what is really at hand. It isn't the government's place to make any laws considering the prohibition of these.  As with abortion, it's a matter of choice. Now, Republicans will wave the Christian flag like a banner for one reason only. Listen very carefully to this next sentence: They wave it only to gain support of Christian votes.  It isn't because they actually care about any of these issues. Republicans are as much like Christ as Hitler was like Gandhi. I actually wonder if some preachers get paid to preach pro-republican from their podiums. I think it is highly possible. If not, I do believe, the heads of things like the Christian Coalition and the Religious Right do. There is some perk in there for them.  Now, how does this fit in with the Democrats? Trust me, they are not without fault. It takes two sides to argue, and while these meaningless arguments are thrown in the public's face there are other things happening.  The American people are being raped because they are distracted by issues that shouldn't be issues. Religion should be a matter of choice and belief, not a basis for government policy. There was a reason "Separation of Church and State" was put into The Constitution. People have fought in the names of their religions for centuries. I have yet to find one of them that says go kill people. 

     With this said, don't believe for one moment that I believe that all violence is pointless.  When it is called for, do it and do it with everything you have! The road to liberty runs red with the blood of tyrants and saviors. I'm sure that what I just said is a rip off of someone else. However, it is important to say. What I do not agree with is violence in the name of any deity. It is nothing but a sick perversion of religion and we can see how it affects things with Christian and Islamic extremists. Both of these religions say they believe in a omnipotent, omniscient, and benevolent creator. With a belief in such, there should be no way to reconcile violence with it.  If you start to demonize Christianity due to all of these morons claiming belief in it; I suggest you read the New Testament. If you start to demonize Islam due to terrorists; I suggest you read the Koran.  What you see in our world today is merely governments using these faiths as a banner to get more people to join their side. They say "God is with me, and I fight for God. If you truly worship God then you'll forward this email"...LOL! Sorry i couldn't resist! They say "If you truly follow God then you will fight with me."  Obviously, their arguments go a bit more in depth than this but it is the basis. As with my joke earlier, I'm sure you have gotten the email that challenged your faith and you can see the persuasion in the message if you do prescribe to Christianity.  This is why Religion has no place in our government.  It can be used to manipulate people easily and especially if they feel they need to justify their faith.  

    The founding fathers had generations that had to live under the tyranny of The Church England and they saw how church and state were in NO WAY compatible! So this is the end of my first blog entry. I encourage you to comment and discuss this.  Invite others to do the same.  Next time we will be talking about how the government uses the media.   Looking forward to the upcoming conversation!

Yours Truly,

Rod