Moore's statement, "To restore morality we must first recognize the source from which all morality springs."

I resent the hell out of that!

Moore and twits like him seem to think that they have a direct pipeline to the Almighty, and this gives them the right and the authority to cram their beliefs down the throats of the rest of humanity. They also seem to think that everyone would run around raping, pillaging, and murdering were it not for constant reminders of eternal Hellfire or Heavenly reward. They have no concept that there are people in this world who do not believe in their idea of God, nor of any alleged Supreme Being at all, but who lead ethical, moral lives by anybody's standard because they have thought about it and behave as they do simply because it is the right thing to do. Some of these "unchurched" people lead more exemplary lives than many self-proclaimed "Christians" that I know. They don't need the threat with Hell or the bribe of Heaven.

I know a lot of genuine Christians, and they don't need the heaven or hell carrot and stick either. In fact, although I'm not the most devout of people, I do go to church regularly—but it's a church where they don't talk a lot about heaven and hell, they talk about respect and regard for others (regardless of race, religion, ethnic origin, or sexual orientation) and caring for those who are in need. I go there because these people don't stand around running their mouths, they get out and do. I don't see a lot of that coming from people like Moore, but that is what Jesus taught way back when.

I think some of these pseudo-Christians need to have constant reminders (like their graven images of the Ten Commandments) and keep a copy of the Bible handy (like the Boy Scout Handbook) to check every move they make because if they didn't, they would be the ones who do the raping, pillaging and murdering. They need the carrot and the stick themselves, and they think everyone else is like they are.

End of snarl.

Don Firth