tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203082776419426855.post1179207981188764951..comments2024-03-26T02:19:27.813-07:00Comments on ♆ The Macho Response ♆: If Ever There Was A Time To Ask "Who Watches The Watchmen?" I Think That Moment Has Finally ArrivedThe Crack Emceehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08366101526773588864noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203082776419426855.post-58039165731675269722013-06-07T20:33:17.862-07:002013-06-07T20:33:17.862-07:00Mr. Rational -- whether or not one believes in a d...Mr. Rational -- whether or not one believes in a divine creator or not is to me, rather an immaterial thing in regards to politics and statecraft. Or it should be. As the primary job of the statesman is to attend to the state -- and that means to all its citizens, who may or may not believe in a divine creator, or may believe in different forms of the same. You cannot have a free society if politics hinges upon belief and especially a particular belief system -- a code of ethics, morals, laws informed upon such things may influence, guide, but the notion has to be in place that others outside of the particular belief system may abide by those political leanings, believe in their correctness as well, thus not being excluded from the political discourse.<br />All are equal in front of the law -- religious belief does not preclude/exclude people from political ideology, nor should they be silenced for that reason.<br /><br />At least that's my hick take on it.<br /><br />PWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203082776419426855.post-90898135643051523472013-06-07T18:02:29.192-07:002013-06-07T18:02:29.192-07:00Both Klavan and Whittle argue from the false assum...Both Klavan and Whittle argue from the false assumption that the god created by man actually exists, and therefore the freedom of the individual must somehow be spiritual and be the ultimate authority.<br /><br />In actuality, man, the inventor of god, created by himself the idea of the freedom of the individual because it is RIGHT (and not god given). Perhaps he created a god to legitimize this rightness.<br /><br />Mr. RationalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203082776419426855.post-77426086216897778062013-06-07T11:16:56.816-07:002013-06-07T11:16:56.816-07:00Whatever happened to "separation of church an...Whatever happened to "separation of church and state"? Since when was combining spirituality and politics ever a good thing?<br /><br /><br />PWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com