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alopekos teumesios Wrote: Nov 24, 2012 11:38 PM
The real problem is that the federal government should be concerned with those duties outlined in the Constitution and not in the business of preventing sin. State and local governments make laws to protect the members of a given community from each other. The federal government should only guarantee that individual states do not attempt to abridge the natural rights "endowed by our Creator" of citizens based on some arbitrary classification.
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Larry1764 Wrote: Nov 24, 2012 11:32 PM
this kind of thinking to any other area of the public debate and you'll find the same hypocisy is at work. No wonder we can't get anywhere; too many of us lack the moral courage to DO the right thing every time (even if it means losing opportunities we want to take advantage of). There are just not enough of us to "take the country back." We need another Great Awakening to create the majority we need to turn the tide. But, why would God trust us with one, if He doesn't see enough of us being true enough to pull it off?
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