Posted by Andy
Freedom requires religion. Irreligious people are clearly indifferent to freedom, if not downright hostile. If I were you, I would make haste to join a church, synagogue or tabernacle of choice, at least before January 2009. A mosque might qualify, but I would not recommend it. A temple of Gaia doesn’t count.
I heard Jeff Greenfield tell Imus that some mainstream Christians think Mormons believe “strange things,’ like the Garden of Eden having been in Missouri. As opposed to sensible people who merely believe quite rationally that some four thousand years after the divine creation of heaven and earth a Jewish virgin was impregnated by a randy ghost, leading to the birth of a man-god who expired upleasantly but rose from the dead after three days and is still hanging around, though not ordinarily visible to the naked eye except sometimes on a muffin or hot water heater.