Who ever said that Religion and Morality were Synonyms?

Let’s get things straight right off the top here, government and religion have no place mingling when it comes to anything that is considered “official”, “binding” or otherwise influencing of the citizens of ANY lands. Government exists to provide guidelines, otherwise known as “laws” in today’s world,  that help its citizens to lead productive lives that are safe, secure and not impeding upon the choices and lives of others. 

Religion, being a prime example of ONE of these choices. 

Government deals with a territories peoples as ONE, not as subdivisions of various sects, creeds, colours, or for that matter, religious denominations.  The minute one brings religion into government, they are automatically segregating the very population they exist to protect and provide for. 

What kind of government provides for only “some of its citizens”…….in theory of course….in the TRUE sense of why government SHOULD exist that is. 

We all know, government, for the most part, especially the most powerfully influential of parts, is very skewed to servicing the elitist few. 

Nevertheless, that is not to which I speak today. 

Morality as synonymous with religion is a wholly different bag of beans. 

What is moral to one, is wholly a different bag of beans to another, and trust me when I say, some may find your bag quite the fermenting stench…… 

To the polygamists, morality is marrying a young virgin girl, having as many babies with her as one can and continuously adding to your family, by marrying more young virgin girls, as you, the male, continue to age, and further your age range from your new virgin brides. 

Don’t see too many roman catholics finding much morality in that, do you? 

Then again, not too sure you would find too many jesuits supporting a roman catholics belief that going to the hospital to get medical care, not only a moral choice, but obligation if one’s life is threatened. 

I could continue to elucidate discrepancies in moral codes and religious beliefs, however, I do believe the point has been made, more than clearly. 

The bottom line is, to assume religion is moral is to redefine the meaning of moral and more so, to hold all accountable to the same definition therein, hence obliterating any variations in religious belief systems as well. 

The real question is, should religious or government bodies have the right, that we have so happily given to them, to dictate the means and ways by which we choose to live our lives? 

The TRUTH is, WE have given them this right and then turn around and complain when we don’t like how they have chosen to use it, instead of relegating responsibility for our lives back where it belongs, in OUR HANDS. 

Sure, it’s easier, let someone else worry about that which is right and wrong, let someone else tell me what to do and what not to do, what is expected of me, and how to go about fulfilling these expectations. 

We have all seen the resulting effects of giving up our own personal powers to the few we deem “responsible”, “capable”, & “intellectual” enough to be able to surmise that which is required, desired, and essential to every single individual on this planet……. 

Some might say, the government is OUR GOD!!!!!   When seen in the light of truth, by the very powers we have given up, given in, and given over, to them.