AnotherServant, please do some research on the Establishment Clause of the United States Constitution before continuing this discussion. It does not work the way you believe it does. Rather, as quoted from the source (http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R40

825.pdf), “The Establishment Clause prohibits government actions that would provide preferential treatment of one religion over another or preferential treatment of religion generally over nonreligion.” This does not merely restrict the government from making a national religion. Rather, this makes for far more limiting shackles on what can go into our laws.

For example, the case of Epperson v. Arkansas (1968) was specifically overturned by the Supreme Court on grounds that the "overriding fact is that Arkansas’ law selects from the body of knowledge a particular segment which it proscribes for the sole reason that it is deemed to conflict with a particular religious doctrine; that is, with a particular interpretation of the Book of Genesis by a particular religious group." The majority opinion continues on and also says, that the "state has no legitimate interest in protecting any or all religions from views distasteful to them."

This ruling is right and proper. It is also for the protection of religions everywhere in the United States. This is because many different religious views are fundamentally incompatible with each other. If Congress had the power to enforce religious views by passing laws based on religious doctrine, then only one religion will win. Every other religion will lose. Given the amazing religious tolerance we already have in the United States, I can't imagine why any sane religious person would want to risk that freedom on the tenuous chance that his religion would be the one that the United States Congress chooses to enforce.

Your example of equating gravity to your religious views is misguided at best. Gravity can be tested, measured, and independently verified. We have used those results for many things including building bridges, launching men to the Moon, and investigating the very nature of space-time itself. Your religion cannot be measured, tested, and independently verified. Rather, it is as many religious people have told me, a matter of faith.

You are free to have such faith. In fact, I will fight to the death for your right to have such faith because I believe that highly in freedom. The price you have to pay for the freedom to worship as you see fit is that you have to allow everyone else to worship - or not - as they see fit. The only way to do that is to leave religious dogma out of the laws of the United States.

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion”

- Sowell, I'm pretty sure this means that our government shall not create a national religion, but I'm no lawyer. It does not mean they cannot make a law derived from the Bible as you assert.

Sowell - If you don't believe in gravity, yet you jump from the roof of an 8 story building, you will nonetheless hurt yourself badly (and likely die). Same thing with God's Kingdom. You may not believe, but your disbelief has zero impact on whether it is reality or not. And, trust me, it IS reality.

 

My religious views? I'm talking about God's views! I'm just trying to obey the one true God and keep my eyes on His Kingdom, not the things of this world. Like I said, I love gay people. But I love God supremely. "Every knee shall bow."

I didn't realize that if I think my neighbor's wife is hot, I can go to jail.

So, is Steve Nash going to marry another guy?  It sure sounds like he's paving the way for that announcement.  Meanwhile, the NBA is demanding that everyone accept this lifestyle as normal, whether you like it or not.  Men marrying other men?  Seriously?  With all the very serious problems going on in this country, and in the rest of the world, and gay marriage is at the top of the priority list for the NBA?  With NBA players using the infamous four letter F word on court (the one that rhymes with luck), that gets ignored like it is no big deal but God forbid a player gets caught on camera using a word that is offensive to homosexuals.  The NBA needs to get its priorities straight.  Yes, I said straight.

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion”This means two major things, both of which are very important. First, no religious doctrine can be used to formulate the laws of the United States. In exchange for this, Congress is prohibited from crushing any religion like a bug.

Hey Sowell, our laws are based on the Ten Commandments! 

But scripture is clear; Marriage is between a man and a woman, and apparently Steve Nash doesn't know that.

Please keep your religious views out of the laws of the United States of America. The first 10 words of the First Amendment of the Constitution make this point very clear:

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion”

This means two major things, both of which are very important. First, no religious doctrine can be used to formulate the laws of the United States. In exchange for this, Congress is prohibited from crushing any religion like a bug.

I don’t ask this of you for my sake, but rather for the sake of your religion. In order to maintain a set of laws that does not destroy your religion, it is absolutely necessary that your religion does not invade those laws. It is in your own self-interest to maintain that bargain.

Are the rating that bad for the NBA that their trying to please homosexuals?
Please! One hundred thousand and fifty thousand dollars for a homosexual slur.
I'm so sick and tired of political correctness in this country. Thats one thing thats hurting us in this great country.
I remember when the word gay meant lame or dumb not that your a homosexual.
If I'm offending anyone by using the word homosexual instead of gay I'm not sorry cause the word gay means your happy!
I guess I'm just a old fashion and wish athlets would just play their sport and stop using there fame to push an agenda.    &nbs
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    Go Dallas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!