Court Strikes Down Ill. Video Game Law

[Bhelliom]

First of all... Hello everyone.. I know I haven't been around much but i've been busy with school and whatnot... takes precedence...

Secondly... Morgan covered most of my thoughts on this article quite well. Bloody legislators that think they can control every aspect of a person's lives should be shot. In the north america we live in, this should not every happen. However, it does every day. For the past several years (say around the time ultra christian GW was elected) there seems to be a huge upswing in the power of Christian extremists. These people seem to think that they can control the world and make everyone believe the same things they do. However, they're doing it wrong. They're trying to force their beliefs on us through legal means instead of trying to get us to adopt their beliefs fully and willingly. Fortunately, there are still people (like this federal judge) out there that are willing to call them on it. The people that are trying to control our lives and our families through legislation are ignoring the most basic christian principle.. family first... instead of nit picking and telling us what we can and can't do... try helping people make their own correct decisions instead of forcing them on us.

I'm not sure where i was going with that and I hope it makes a little bit of sense... I hate it when people think they can control us and tell us what we can and can't watch or play because the content doesn't agree with their beliefs.

so.... I'm back

[MorganGrayson]

*full body contact hug and smooche*

DEREK!!!!!

I've missed you so much. I know that school has to come first, and I'm so glad that you're doing well, but I do selfishly miss your posts.

You made your point well. However, many religions have *never* relied on "freedom of choice" in the first place. They depend on fear to keep their followers in line. They draw a portrait of an angry, vengeful god who will punish them for every thing they consider a sin. Then they declare just about everything a sin. *sigh* How these people get their followers is beyond me, especially since the world is overflowing with choices they could make. A lot of those choices also have little white buildings with crosses on them, so it's not like they have to go winging it into the "alternative" worships. I've come to the conclusion that they get their followers because most people are stupid sheep.

OT: I read the most wonderful article in a christian (small "c" on purpose) publication. A young woman had suffered a spinal cord injury by diving into a pond that was too shallow for a dive. She wondered "how could God let this happen to me?" She went on to ask herself what she had expected God to do? Repeal the law of gravity just for her? Perhaps it wasn't the will of God that she got injured, it just happened because she herself chose to do something stupid. She then went on to say that her belief in God was there to make her stronger so that she could cope with what had happened. I loved reading the article and wished that there were more christians like her who believed in personal responsibility. Well, in all fairness, there probably are...they just don't get a lot of press.

I'm so glad you're back, Derek.