Obviously then, you are very "disturbed," seek help!

(*** Humor Alert! This was just a play on the 
frequency of the use of 'disturbed' below ***)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
> Behalf Of Christian Lheureux
> Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 4:16 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] OT: The cycle of democracy
> 
> 
> As much as I respect religion and those who believe in it 
> (ANY religion,
> FWIW), it disturbs me a lot to have an elected official making his/her
> decisions based on the Holy Scriptures or any other 
> faith-based document.
> IMHO, decision-making processes in political questions should 
> be based on a
> carefully weighed assessment of available options, risks, 
> likely outcomes,
> etc.
> 
> When I hear about GWB quoting the Bible, I'm disturbed. When 
> I read about
> this or that official building (Ala. Supreme Court ?) posting the 10
> Commendments, I'm disturbed. When I read on greenbacks "In 
> God we Trust",
> I'm disturbed. When I follow the occasional threads aboug the 
> Pledge being
> read aloud in schools, I'm disturbed too. You guys in the 
> States have the
> largest Democracy on earth, yet you are clearly biased in favor of the
> Christian religion and its various branches. You pretend to 
> separate Church
> and State, yet you do not make a clear distinction between both.
> 
> So when GWB shouts "Who's not with us is against us", it's clearly
> Bible-based bias. It's also a good way to spoil a two-century 
> old alliance
> beyond recognition. And I certainly regret this.
> 
> Christian
> 

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