Letters to the Editor
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Holy Constitution
Huckabee needs to appoint one more Christian constructionist to the Supreme Court to turn the United States into a third world nation. The only thing that keeps nations with immense natural resources, like Kenya, Congo, Indonesia, the Middle East and the Banana Republics of Central and South America is the belief culture of the people. These are countries committed to religious standards of conduct, the very beliefs that prevent individual freedom, free speech, and freedom of expression. These are the cultures that are prewired for heirarchy, class differences, and elite power structures.
Belief in any deity is a personsl matter. Belief in the authority of a deity as interpreted by government, religious authority, or as the basis for morality prevents the free communication of ideas and promotes repression .
The most successful Islamic Caliphate flourished in Cordova under an absolute ruler who protected those of other religious beliefs and invited them to come to Andalusia to share their knowledge. The result was the beginning of the end of the dark ages in Europe. The creativity in arts and sciences closed down within one generation, but the embers were enough to light up our modern world.
There is not enough oil or candles in all the churches, mosques, and synagogues of the world to create such a light as burned with free discussion of ideas in the palace of Abd al-Rahman III in the middle of the tenth century on the banks of the Guadalquivir.