Lazs, I made a statement...
...this is what happens when any religion is given priority over law and human rights.
I did not say what, when or where the religion was practiced. You want to modify my statement then make a commentary. That would be like me taking a 2nd amendment quote of yours out of context and make you defend it. BTW, I don't see any right to own a gun in the Bible. It says you can own swords, but no mention of guns.
Religion, including Christianity, has been the cause of many wars and attrocities thruout history. When you place religion above the law of the land, you're going to have problems. Fortunately most christians are peaceful law-abiding citizens, but some are fanatic extremists like David Koresh & Jim Jones. It happens in almost every religion. Moderation is still the key.
Seagoon, I don't think I could ever imagine you taking your religious beliefs to the level of the family of Eman Al-Sayeed. But I also would'nt imagine you to ignore the law of the land. You use moderation. You may feel a law is unchristian, but I'm pretty sure you would still obey the law until you could get it overturned or repealed. Even as a man of the cloth you know that moderation is important.
If we threw out the constitution and replaced it with the Bible and only followed 1 strict interpretation of it America would become a very ugly place to live. Religion has it's place in society, but laws are more important.
