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It doesn't take a brainiac to figure this one out. You can use any country as a case study--France, England, the former Soviet Union. As they swing farther to the left they pay more taxes and lose more freedom. Government becomes their god.
Look at America--as we have taken God out of our schools, our courts, our civic facilities, we have lost freedoms. We are no longer, as the Declaration of Independence states, "endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights."
Example, if I were a teacher in a public school and I wanted to open each class with a non-denominational or non-Christian prayer, according to Engel v. Vitale, I could not. Even though the majority of America (82%) is Christian and would like to show a form of adoration, they are unable to.
Democracy is a form of government in which power is held by people under a free electoral system NOT by judges.
Another example, the people of California have voted in favor of Proposition 8--now lawyers and judges are disputing the will of the people. That's not democracy.
As you lose faith a God you look to government to solve the pressing issues of man. You forfeit your rights so government can take care of you.
