The world was made for freedom. Nature gave human beings the ability to run free. Any reduction in liberty is manmade and should be rejected by persons of all religions, but especially by those who don't believe a deity was responsible for the formation of the universe.
Despite the immense trouble America has had in properly separating church and state, the United States is the greatest country in the history of the world for those who seek liberty.
I have as much trouble with governments who don't allow citizens to worship a god as I do with governments who force citizens to live their lives in strict accordance with an ancient book written by human beings who claimed a direct pathway to the heavens.
I cherish the fact that I can convert to Judaism on Monday, Christianity on Tuesday, Islam on Wednesday, Buddhism on Thursday, and be back to my old atheist self by the weekend.
I am not a Republican and I am not a Democrat because I inherently distrust those who actively seek control over others.
I would encourage those who reject the notion of a higher power to also reject government officials who do anything other than quietly protect your family and construct the roads on which you drive. Those enthusiastic about governing usually believe they are better at making decisions best left up to the individual.
Much like those high-up in organized religion, politicians thrive on instructing others how to live. Religious leaders pretend to use a holy book as the guide by which they teach, but in reality they encourage you to live what they consider an optimum lifestyle. This is similar to how politicians pretend their proposed rules are constitutional, while the rules proposed by their opponents go against everything our founding fathers had intended by drafting that sacred document.
These politicians use the Constitution to manipulate their constituents as David Koresh used the Bible to control the minds of those who believed in his righteousness. It never matters what the document says; it only matters what those in power say it says.
In other words, human beings that seek control will twist any popular writing to make it seem as if they are not telling you how to live based on their own personal beliefs and prejudices; rather they are simply correctly interpreting the words of a wise man or deity.
So cherish your freedom and be weary of anyone seeking power over others, because they rarely have anything on their mind other than career advancement or manipulation for the sake of twisted pleasure.
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