Catching Up

I was disconnected from the internet this weekend, but I am now back in the swing of things.

Updates to previous posts:

*** The Wisconsin woman who denied treatment to her diabetic daughter and relied solely on prayer was convicted. She faces up to 25 years in prison.

*** The Minnesota mother who stopped her son's chemotherapy treatments because the treatments were considered a "sacrilege" and went on the run with him is back home. The son is seeing the doctor again.

*** I indicated that I would share my feelings about some previous church-state related issues. I would encourage folks who have an interest in these discussions to look at the comments that have been left on them.

I am not in favor of posting the Ten Commandments on school classroom walls, in courtroom, on courthouse or city hall lawns, etc. or of having a resolution declaring "the Year of the Bible." Yes, the vast majority of the people who originally settled America and the vast majority of the people who live here now are Christians, or, at least, say they are. The ones who founded the country, however, DID NOT establish America as a single religion state. They were most deliberate in guaranteeing that NO religion could be used as a qualification for citizenship or service.

Granted, the Ten Commandments were not originally a "Christian" document, but the version used and the way it is used is most definitely oriented toward Christianity, and, specifically, Protestant Christianity. In the same way, the Bible that Rep. Broun wants to honor is the Christian Bible, and, most specifically, the version used by Protestant Christians. Both cases point up the misuse of religious scripture and religious symbols in my opinion.