Grandpa.


I see religious freedom as a vehicle to Believe the bible. Even where is says things I don't like. For instance where is says that for a rich man to enter heaven is as hard as getting a camel through the eye of a needle , which of course is impossible. The thing we are to learn from that being that it is impossible for a rich man to go to heaven.

Or where the bible tells us that narrow is the path but few find it. Leading us to believe that very few people will go to heaven.

Or where the bible teaches us that sin separates us from God in such a way that we cannot cross over too him.
In short i use my freedom to believe that salvation from damnation is utterly impossible by human effort. Because after all thats exactly what the bible teaches.

That being the case it's easy to say that most people in America even thoes who claim to be of faith are in fact not. Thus leaving America without a national faith other than worshiping gods of our own creation.

even with my religious views being what they are and believeing all others to be false I choose not to try and push my views on anyone and have no desire to make people believe what i believe.
Some people may do things that I think are stupid or even evil and i may say something about that but i also understand that that is the condition of us all. So who am i to judge?

Pmartin excellent quotes and this one points out what i am trying to say.

"..........I know He will not turn from us now if we humbly and reverently seek His powerful aid.”
I agree 100% but would also see that the vast majority of Americans do not do that and we are in my opinion starting to see God turn from our nation on account of our lack of faith.