After all Christ said:
“Split a piece of wood, and I am there. Lift up the stone, and you will find me there.” -gospel of St. Thomas
There is no magical fluff in those words, only a deep abiding and love for the world as it is.

Why call it the ’so-called’ natural world? How can we honestly study the unnatural world? What, by gum, would that consist of? Why should we give credence to folks who claim to be the experts of the unnatural world or the spiritual realm? Do palm and tea leaf readers get a say too?

It is a historical fact the church burned heretics and non-believers. Was it not the church, when it controlled the government that said the earth was flat, that the earth was the center of the universe and that prohibited study of cadavers? If anything our understanding of physics, mathematics, biology and astronomy were seriously compromised when the church controlled the government and education. C’mon, the church, during the dark ages, went out of its way to maintain absolute control for its own ends, not for the advancement of humanity or the planet. A brief review of church history would reveal that violence and cruelty that is so often alluded to by theists as being solely the law of the natural world. One has to wonder why a loving god would create a dog eat dog kind of world to begin with.

No, if the western world seems saner, we can thank the Enlightenment and the subsequent progressive movements for that.

There is so much in the holy books that are counter to anything even remotley resemblung ethical. We can do better than what they offer. And we can argue, debate and revise the soundness of our conclusions as we learn more about the world we find ourselves in.

We are either free to ignore both politics, and the pulpits, or to be involved in all aspects of society.

Nothing is surer than taxes and death regardless of one’s affiliations.

It is a historical fact that it was religion that original subsidized our universities and schools, and in many cases still even today, and that all belief systems demand more.

A brief review of natural history and the so-called natural world concurs that the laws of the jungle have bred only violence, and cruelty, and the pigheadedness of a dog eat, dog world, of which should give the unbeliever an epoch of interpretation.

Any holy book has ethical and philosophical principles which can enrich society, and in which all reasonable societies were originally founded upon.

Reason, not faith grounded in holy books, should govern our secular society. Pontificate as much as you would like in your pulpits but leave the rest of society alone. You get a tax-free pass to talk as much holytalk as you’d like and we, the unchurched subsidize your lack of contribution to our schools and public revenues. Think about it. How dare the theists demand more.

A brief review of the history of religious bigotry, violence and wrongheadedness about the workings of the natural world, should give the theist a moment’s pause, at the very least, for using any holy text as the principle basis for governing society. Who’s holy book? Who’s interpretation?

Apostle Kim Daniels stated on her website that God’s awesomeness is about to be released to the world like never before. The hands of the fists that shake at God will soon open up and call Him Lord! Every tongue WILL confess and every knee WILL bow and yell, JESUS IS LORD!
Mr. Maher, like Goliath is standing in the valley of America mocking God. Goliath defied the armies of God and called them cowards. When Saul and Israel heard the words of the giant, they were AFRAID! David heard the mockery of Goliath and responded, “Who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the Lord?” David’s brother was mad at him. He asked him why he left his sheep to fight Goliath. Many pastors may feel the same way. They cannot understand doing anything outside of being with the sheep. Just plain pasturing! Do not fight any battles outside of your sanctuary! Well if we do not deal with the things going on outside the sanctuary, soon they will infiltrate out pulpits. It is the responsibility of the pastors to be community leaders. We must teach the people that there is ‘a cause’ to deal with what is going on in America outside of the comfort zones of our churches. David asked his brother; “Is there not a cause?” I ask you the same question today.
Many saints are so busy in their “calling” they forget about the “cause”! I prophesy that just as Goliath was dealt with, the Philistines of America will be openly dealt with for mocking God! In the meantime love God and hate what He hates! If you do this, YOU WILL VOTE RIGHT (righteous)!
but we have the authority given to us by Christ Jesus to command them on what to do.” Nuff said, be transformed by the renewing of your mind in Christ Jesus and have a blessed day (!!!)

And in closing, peace starts with a smile, not a smirk or a jerk;-)

Unfortunately Bill is an example of a fool. Sad but true. Bill has pissed in the face of His Creator and He will pay one day unless He repents.

One more note for people who believe in the Big Bang and evolution….It is a much more leap of faith to believe in the big bang then in a Creator God. But then, the bible says, God will not allow prideful people to see the Truth.

Then Obama will visit the lepers and boy will they be happy to see him!