If so many other countries are "following the Lord" why does America always end up #1

Submitted by Deborah (United States), Jun 5, 2011 at 13:22

My evaluation of the current economic situation in America has nothing to do with what % of America believes in a religion or not. America is a country of laws. Some are based on the 10 Commandments, some on Hamurabi(sp), and some on what has been legislated in the history of our country. We left England and other European countries that were either aligned with the Catholic Church or Church of England and determined that we did not want a country based on Myth. The very definition of BELIEF is that there is no proof that it is accurate.

The Internet is loaded with options on Religion, God (Allah or otherwise), and Philosophy. I believe that people do 100% better when they believe in something. I do not much care if they have the same belief that I do but I do expect them to follow the law and allow for the expression of beliefs outside of their own.

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