Philosopher Bertrand Russell wrote: "'Religion is based . . . mainly upon fear . . . fear of the mysterious, fear of defeat, fear of death. Fear is the parent of cruelty, and therefore it is no wonder if cruelty and religion have gone hand in hand . . . . My own view on religion is that of Lucretius. I regard it as a disease born of fear and as a source of untold misery to the human race.'
Pentacostal worshippers certainly have the right to their own beliefs, but they do NOT have the right to impose their beliefs on government, and thereby limit our personal freedoms.
"Strongly guarded as is the separation between Religion & Govt in the Constitution of the United States the danger of encroachment by Ecclesiastical Bodies, may be illustrated by precedents already furnished in their short history [attempts where religious bodies had already tried to encroach on the U.S. government]."
James Madison, 1820 Detached Memoranda
4th President of the United States, Principal Author and Signer, U.S. Constitution, Contributor, Federalist Papers, Primary Sponsor, Amendments 1-10, U.S. Constitution, and Principal Author, Bill of Rights.
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Philosopher Bertrand Russell wrote:
"'Religion is based . . . mainly upon fear . . . fear of the mysterious, fear of defeat, fear of death. Fear is the parent of cruelty, and therefore it is no wonder if cruelty and religion have gone hand in hand . . . . My own view on religion is that of Lucretius. I regard it as a disease born of fear and as a source of untold misery to the human race.'
Pentacostal worshippers certainly have the right to their own beliefs, but they do NOT have the right to impose their beliefs on government, and thereby limit our personal freedoms.
"Strongly guarded as is the separation between Religion & Govt in the Constitution of the United States the danger of encroachment by Ecclesiastical Bodies, may be illustrated by precedents already furnished in their short history [attempts where religious bodies had already tried to encroach on the U.S. government]."
James Madison, 1820
Detached Memoranda
4th President of the United States,
Principal Author and Signer, U.S. Constitution,
Contributor, Federalist Papers,
Primary Sponsor, Amendments 1-10, U.S. Constitution, and
Principal Author, Bill of Rights.
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