History Forum / General / General Topics / October 2004

News story after news story show what happens when religion is taken
out of politics.  The candidates lie about each other, steal money and
votes, and break most of the commandments.  Is this not proof that, as
Benjamin Franklin said,

"We have been assured, Sir, in the sacred writings, that 'except the
Lord build the House they labour in vain that build it.' I firmly
believe this; and I also believe that without his concurring aid we
shall succeed in this political building no better than the Builders of
Babel: We shall be divided by our little partial local interests; our
projects will be confounded, and we ourselves shall become a reproach
and bye word down to future ages. And what is worse, mankind may
hereafter from this unfortunate instance, despair of establishing
Governments by Human Wisdom and leave it to chance, war and conquest."
- Constitutional Convention

Our society is proof-positive of Franklin's words being true.  If we
want good government, we need more religion, not less, in it.
K.C.
http://providential-plan.com/undergod.html (A Nation Under God)