The kind of limited government, democratic republic America has always been is possible for only two reasons: (1) The government isn't the sole (or even major) source of economic and social support for its citizens; and (2) Principles, ethics and incentives other than the simple fear of punishment has been effective in deterring anti-social behavior.
That's why it's so disconcerting to learn that two big factors in President Obama's re-election was his electoral dominance among both unmarried Americans (at an all time high) and the religiously unaffiliated (also growing ever larger).
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All of the presidents of the USA have been Christian? Check. Almost all of the House and Senate members for the duration of the states have been Christian? Check. Supreme Court Christian? Check.
ReplyDeleteSo, all of this has happened under the ruling power of... Christians?
Christians in office have increased the size of the government, and reigned in our freedoms, our stood by while the moral fabric of the country comes apart?
I think the premise of this entire article is flawed... but may be its just me having a hard time getting the facts to add up to what this article is saying.