It’s Time to Talk About God | Dear Ohio, Part 9

Dear Ohio, The midterm elections are soon to be here. Maybe it’s time to talk about God. Oh, I know what you’re thinking. Is she nuts? Two topics you’re never supposed to bring up in public – religion and politics – and she wants to talk about them. But here’s the thing, Dear Ohio. It’s not God who is killing this country. It’s religion. Specifically, it’s the desire of some religions to harness the power of government to force us all to do as they believe we should on any issue they choose. It seems as if they want to ban personal conscience if it does not comport with their own beliefs. If they are successful, then much of what we have accomplished as a society will be turned back to a time when the law was unconcerned with the suffering of those who did not hold power. A list of the conduct religious powers are apt to remove from personal conscience can be garnered from the current public dialogue:   [Read more...]