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by the hypotheses of scientific experiments because it is killing their notion of gods, and would gladly smother space exploration for the further we reach to the stars the further their heaven fades. And as they grow, and their lives become more orderly, they find safety in believing their god has ultimate control over the situation, and believing it would never let the situation get too far out of hand. But what they fail to see is that humanity is moral by nature, not by bibles and scripture.

As stated earlier, the fact of their matter is faith-based, and faith is an individual viewpoint. The faith one has religiously might be identical to another's at the apex of the subject, but when broken down into particulars their views could differ greatly. If a Christian and a Hindu were asked if they believe in the presence of an omnipotent being their answers would be identical. However, once the particulars of their individual views of omnipotent beings came into light we would see vast differences, to when we could conclude that they hold opposing beliefs. Even in Christianity alone, where according to the World Christian Encyclopedia there are over 33,000 sects worldwide, this act of breaking the matter down into particulars is what is ultimately responsible for the formation of the multitude of sects. It is the multitude of sects that proves that Christians alone do not have an answer of what their god truly wants, for if they did there would be uniformity, and so they're left with faith in their beliefs; they are left with their opinions. It is the recognition of religion being solely opinion-based that led to the religious freedom clause in our First Amendment. The Founding Fathers realized that every sect believes they know' what their god wants, but since they all provide different answers they only know' what they believe to be true. Nevertheless, the Evangelicals wage their war on the Constitution because it doesn't mix well with their vision of American culture. They want their religion erected in every government building and in every town square they choose. They believe it is their right.

It comes at these times the twilight of sectarian power backed by prejudice and fear, when we see the births of historical religious wars, and inquisitions. We see today's Evangelicals manipulating their way into our nation's government through what seems to be a large hole in the wall of separation between church and state. They believe we should rewrite the Constitution to "reflect god's laws". However, the inspiration of Roger Williams and those who wrote all three of our Charters of Freedom, are the only divine spirits' which back our nation's First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America.

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