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Originally Posted by Peter Debelak
That said, I also have the liberty to attempt to argue why I think it is a bad idea - perhaps even an unbiblical one - to invoke God's will as the sole rationale to pass laws in a human government.
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I'd like to hear your rationale on this point. The founding fathers of the Republic felt it was absolutely appropriate to invoke the name of our God and to rewrite Biblical commandments into our constitution and body of legislation, and today you are saying it is a "bad idea" and even an "unbiblical one."
Perhaps we are speaking of different things here.
To be strictly honest, I also think it is a bad idea "
to invoke God's will as the sole rationale to pass laws in a human government."
God's will for some is Sharia law.
God's will for some is oppressive mandates for women and mandatory prayers for all, 5 times per day.
God's will for some must be enforced by Taliban-like guards. So I would never recommend
God's will to be the determining factor of any piece of legislation.
Ideas?