Would you say FRR believes that their beliefs should be enforced in government, that is they should be what gov't is based on?

@@SolaAndTotaScriptura I wish to be free of dogma. I want a secular government. I think that something like the Establishment Clause is necessary for an inclusive and pluralistic society. A lesson learned in part from the Thirty Years' War. FFRF is not forcing non-belief on others. It does not work to have government enact laws against religion. The Establishment Clause prohibits our government from controlling our religions and religions from controlling our government.

@@alanjones5639 I got the acronym wrong lol My bad. I'm sure many follow suit with you. No question there. I value the establishment clause as well. Going to put my cards on the table. As a Christian, I desire the state and federal governments to revere Christ and rule accordingly. I believe there is room for an establishment clause that does not compel conversion, church attendence, etc., among the states from my perspective, especially since 1) the establishment clause was rendered in context of wanting to avoid evil ecclesiocracies (Church ruling over state and clergyman holding state powers and office simultaneously), 2) the founding fathers were very religious and very much for acknowledging God as presiding over the state, and 3) the establishment clause never forbid states from having state established religion. What are secularisms first principles, and from whence do they derive?

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I love Jesus. Do you think FFR's beliefs are matters of fundemental committments?

@@SolaAndTotaScriptura You don't need a belief system to be against superstition. I feel beliefs are a hindrance. I prefer physics, evidence, and factual data. Beliefs are too subjective. Love all the imaginary supernatural superbeings you want, just don't force me to do it, or take other people's taxes to support it. Gods and demons are fear based. Overcome your fears. Fundamentals I support are quarks, atoms, molecular chemistry. I don't support cannibals who eat the flesh and drink the blood of a zombie authoritarian mass murderer who purportedly killed 99.999 percent of life on the planet because he screwed up and gave them free will. Or one that encourages followers to kill women every so often. What a jerk/monster if he had actually existed! Why are you so afraid of dying? Talk to a mental health counselor, not someone who encourages you to live a life of fear and ignorance (a priest, deacon, monsignor, etc.).

@@SolaAndTotaScriptura how would you know? He isn't spoken of in the Bible, at least not by anyone who actually met him.

@@kleenmaint Hey Sir. May I ask a couple of points of clarification? What is it that you are asking whether or not I know? Are you asking if I know that I love Jesus, or if I know that He loves me? Jesus is spoken of in the Bible by apostles John, Peter, Paul, his younger brother James, to name a few eyewitnesses to his life. Essentially, we can check out the manuscript evidence for the preservation of the original writings of these authors, and the original authorship of the said writings is attested to by early sources in history. To give another example, Plutarch is one of the most prolific biographers of the ancient world (over 50 works), yet none of his works have his name on them. So, we attribute the writings of Plutarch to Plutarch through the same historical process. Thanks for the question.

Hate never helps. The border is not our main threat. It never has been and it didn't improve with the previous administration. Ukraine is a tipping point for the free world. Inflation is leveling out. We did just recover from a pandemic with record spending and loss of jobs due to the effects of this virus on our economy. Our economy is improving, but the pressure exerted by said "paramilitary" groups on Jan. 6th. and the lies that have circulated since then have threatened the very existence of freedom here for the first time on such a level as this. Free speech is alive, but hate speech and fake news is being addressed now. This fake news affects both sides of the issues. You should be thankful that it is being addressed.