Spacemonkey, Religion is different from government in that you CHOOSE to follow the tenets of the religion you adhere to, while government DICTATES that you adhere to its demands, regardless of how arbitrary and idiotic.

It isn't a parable that this compares to - it is the woman in the temple who gave her only two coins, compared to the Pharisees who give their tithe exactly. While they gave their tenth as an obligation, she gave all she had.

Donjindra, have you read "A Case for Christ" by Lee Strobel? As the legal editor for the Chicago Tribune, he was an avowed atheist. After his wife converted to Christianity, he set out to disprove it. There is plenty of evidence of the veracity of Christianity. Choosing not to believe in the face of that evidence is your choice. But it does not mean the evidence does not exist.

If many seemingly...

You never know when something you say may trigger a change of heart in someone. It many seemingly futile remarks bring someone from their self-imposed darkness, they were not really futile, were they?

Dr. Zinj, Why does it matter when we celebrate Jesus' birth? And, speak for yourself with regard to how much 'reason for the season' Jesus is, compared to capitalism and commercialism. If you want the spirit of giving to be alive throughout the year, it starts with you.

Doesn't work with congress - why would you think it would work for universities?

If the Republicans were the ones suppressing votes, why didn't they win? Talk about being a sore winner!!

Where is there a free market in the US anymore?

Did you read what you just wrote? By your very words, their actions do speak to their character, or lack there-of. And I believe that there are plenty on the right who detest these RINOs as much as liberal sycophants like you.