Brad Pitt on Bill Maher Part 1: Mostly about Make It Right NOLA, architecture
Brad Pitt on Bill Maher Part 2: Religion & smoking weed
To promote Inglourious Basterds, Brad Pitt stopped by Real Time with Bill Maher Friday night. Brad barely spoke about the film, though, instead taking some time to talk about marijuana, politics, religion, and Make It Right NOLA. You Tube has the interview in two parts, above. The first half of the interview is mostly about New Orleans and architecture, Part 2 is about religion and smoking the reefer.
One of my favorite parts of the interview was when Maher asked Brad about his recent comments to Ann Curry, that he doesn’t “have a chance” if he decided to run for New Orleans mayor, because his platform would include “gay marriage, no religion, legalization and taxation of marijuana platform.” Brad told more to Maher:
Bill Maher: What is about religion that you don’t like?
Brad Pitt: I grew up in a religious family, in a religious community, and it just doesn’t make sense … for me. It doesn’t work for me in the long run. I never wanted to step on anyone else’s religion, beliefs, that’s what’s great about our country, until I started seeing it defining policy. Like gay marriage. You have a group of people telling other people how to live their lives, and you can’t do that. In fact, I’m talking like there are actually Christians watching your show…
Maher: No, there are. You’d be surprised.
Pitt: Well, to the three that are watching, I just say you have to, you really have to check what country you’re living in because the freedom that allows you to practice religion is the same freedom you’re stepping on. That’s not right. And I want to add… if there was a nation of gay married couples that were telling you you couldn’t practice your religion, I’d be speaking up for you, too… So, let’s stop the nonsense.
[Transcribed from Real Time with Bill Maher]
Also, when Bill Maher tells a story about how he and Brad were at a New Year’s party years ago, Bill saw Brad rolling “the most perfect” joints he had ever seen. Brad joked, “I’m an artist!” Maher asks why Brad gave up smoking weed, as Brad admitted to in his recent Parade interview, and Brad replied, “I’m a dad now. You want to be alert and my eyes used to glaze over when I did that.”
It was an interesting interview, and I was happily surprised by how much respect Maher and Pitt seemed to have for each other. Bill Maher is not a man who tolerates fools, and he seemed happy enough to let Brad talk for five minutes about Make It Right NOLA, and both Pitt and Maher seemed to hold back from making some harsh comments about various politicians. Maher did roll his eyes and groan a little when Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s name was mentioned, but Brad tamped it down.
Well, news to Brad Pitt: I am religious and I believe in gay marriage. There are also many people that I know who go to church and believe in gay marriage. Just because you belong to a certain religion, does not mean, in effect, that you HAVE to follow it to the letter.
I am so sick of him, like the religious right, trying to tell people how to think and feel. There is middle ground, I am proof of that and I think that a majority of people are the same way.
Fine Brad, religion doesn’t work for you. Well, lately, your movies don’t work for me, so I guess we are even.
Because God is a inconveniance, lets face it. He doesn’t work in the 21rst centery.
I mean religion itself really is a terrible ‘institution’. How dare their books tell us, not to drink, or fuck each other with little regard, not prance around half naked in the streets, not to do drugs or lie, cheat, murder, steal and the most inconveniant of them all, not to have affairs after taking vows to honor your spouse.
Yeah God is soooo last century. He doesn’t look out for our well-being at all.
What a child.
A coward too, he’s trying to blame religion for what a FEW people interpret it as being. Instead of being a man about it and saying what FIRESTARTER just said.
makes his or her quotes, can’t remember who it was, about their adopted children being buddhist and muslim a bit ridiculous. When the spotlight was on their adopted children, they wanted to seem culturally and religiously tolerant, now that it’s about the church and gay marriage, they are anti religion.
Oh yawn, here we go. Lots of people don’t believe in god/gods-I don’t, I find the notion beyond ridiculous. His point was religion doesn’t work for him, what’s wrong with that? He was asked, he answered.
Wow viper- issues much ? Laws are made by men not gods. Not everyone needs an invisible fatherly boogeyman hanging a sword over their head to make them behave- we do it because its right, and it makes a society function. The myth that there would be anarchy and chaos without ancient superstitions to be wary of is pure fantasy.
Guys, read his quote:
“I never wanted to step on anyone else’s religion, beliefs, that’s what’s great about our country, until I started seeing it defining policy.”
He’s saying that he respects people’s right to believe what they want, but doesn’t respect their right to restrict the rights of others based on it.
Good for him, very well put I thought.
They never said their kids were religious. Brad and Angelina said they educate them about their birth countries religion as well as Christianity and other religions. As they grow older they can chose to follow what they want or not be religious at all.
Hieronymus Grex: & Rose Wow I wonder what your reaction will be when the Trumpets sounds.
I believe in GOD and feel that those who don’t should express it and leave it at that.
GOD never changes we do man has perverted GOD’s words to suit himself, do I believe in gay MARRIAGE no but a CIVIL UNION yes.
For him to talk down on religion and in the same breath talk about doing illegal drugs is the height of hypocrisy to me and saying oh I gave it up because I have kids now what about I gave it up because its against the law.
Maher: No, there are. You’d be surprised.
Pitt: Well, to the three that are watching,
Man what a TOOL. Talking about tolerance but mocking religion, what a Two Face Talker
I don’t get it. Brangelina won’t marry until the gays and gayelles can, but they have 3 marriages between them! So were they intolerant before and now they’ve seen the light, or what?
As far as religion goes, I wonder how many atheists are still atheists when their plane falls out of the sky or their children are trapped inside a burning building…
You know, I know this man is bright, but by the end of the interview, I am not sure who is dumber, him or Megan Fox. Actually Fox has an excuse, she is young. This man is so dumb that he cannot see that his rants about religion are not any different from the religious rights rants about gay marriage. What now, he is going to champion a crusade against christianity? Has he become the voice of anti-religion? Even we atheists don’t want him. He is like Perez Hilton for gay people. He is too dumb to champion a cause.
Haha you pathetic little girl. What a sad little attempt to take a stab at someone. Go watch passion of the christ for the 400th time dipshit.
if you are a christian and believe in fully supporting gay marriage, that’s great. but i think what Pitt meant was that on the majority, christians don’t… if they did, wouldn’t it be legal in most states instead of illegal?
people, regardless of religion, who are homophobic are also to blame here. its wrong to pin it on one group alone.
Brad’s been talking up a storm in the media lately. Personally I liked him better when he kept his mouth shut and just looked good.
SO you idiots really believe in this crap?
It is a fact that we have found over 100 billion other galaxies. Each has 1000-100,000 stars and planets.
So this would mean that out of your 100+ billion planets god made he then decided he would need to murder his son for this one extremely small planets people to survive.
That’s way beyond a fairy tale. You see I have one problem with any religion. You actually have to turn off most of your brain to try to make sense of it. Anything that requires me to overlook so much and turn my brain off to comprehend it is bad news.
Y’know maddie, mentioning trumpets and putting god in caplocks doesn’t really make me do anything except shake my head in bafflement. No one is stopping you believing whatever you like- or you celandine- just dont expect everyone else to swallow the same story. And if you’re really going to mention burning buildings and dying children I’d ask hell yeah, where is this ‘god’ when all those atrocities happen?
what Pitt meant was that on the majority, christians don’t…
Did Pitt take a survey? I think not and as for the voting aspect
“if they did, wouldn’t it be legal in most states instead of illegal?”
For all we know that gay marriage vote could have died by one vote.
I didn’t mention burning building did I so get it right for one thing.
Where is this ‘god’ when all those atrocities happen?
I’ll tell you where GOD is where we told him to.
We told him to leave us alone by out actions and how we behave towards each other.
We told him to get out of our schools get out of our churches get out of our lives repeatedly.
We only need him when our lives are in turmoil and were suffering from our stupid choices.
We treat him like he’s the genie in the bottle that we leave on the shelf until we need him.
Oh and what I said about the trumpets is my response to your “I find the notion beyond ridiculous” your remarks on people that do believe, than you’ll wonder why we get a little annoyed.
I like to add that I know of people on other boards that are into Wicca and post things about their religion in passing I have never written a post to them about oh your Wicca beliefs are stupid crazy or “I find the notion beyond ridiculous” like you just wrote to me because just because I don’t describe to Wicca or Buddha have me putting them down and hitting the poster with a cyber Bible.
Don’t you just love Maher’s blatant assumptions- such a Mr know it all. And then there’s Pitt’s offensive battering. Hey Mr Pitt, I am spiritual and religious person and guess what? I have lots of gay friends. I am for gay marriage! These two egotistical men with their bumbling battering ….indeed bundle humanity in one perfect little package. Open minded people do not say or think these things, only the self absorbed. Maher’s has always been a whinny controversial loudmouth, full of hot air but disappointed in Pitt’s narrow minded comments.
there are other religions in the world people some are older than Christianity itself. people who talk about being small minded. If gays want to marry let them. who am i but to judge or complain or find fault
G-d exists and does not hear or listen better or more faithfully to one particular religion because they are the “True” one. people like to lump G-d and religion together G-d and Religion are not mutually inclusive. most religions were created by MAN( dont make me name a few) with their small Man Minds and ways of thinking. trying to put the universe which is so large and infinite and squish it down into Man thoughts. G-d can be real and G-d can be shaking it’s head right now at our silliness and stupidity and ignorance
Brad spoke eloquently he did not step on any particular religion but the loudest voice against gays… we all know who has the loudest voice and will stand in their way. Just because gays can have the chance to marry will not lessen your faith or belief so why froth at the mouth against it. The most hateful words i’ve read on this subject and others have been from the religious…. hmmm and doesn’t your religion teach to love one another turn the other cheek.. you all need to go and study more!
P.s I am not gay I am observant to the particular religion i am 11 other generations of my family was born into/ this is the way do it but i also know i am a human and to deny another human something natural to want to pair up and be with someone and devote their life to someone for the rest of their life is not wrong. souls have no sexual gender. It was like back in the day when black and whites could not marry and blacks could not marry because they weren’t considered people under the constitution its the same thing.. in a different wrapping.
well 83% of americans claim to be christian (ABC News poll). and 30 states have put gay marriage on the ballot and it has failed to pass. so either most of the “christians” are voting no, or if the majority of christians do support gay marriage, they aren’t voting which is basically the same as voting no.
and i KNOW, the gay marriage issue isn’t failing by one vote, its failing by 10% or more of the vote. maybe you should do a little research.
I stopped reading people’s comments after a couple of minutes because an ignorant few started to raise my blood pressure so I apologize if this has already been addressed but RELIGION IS NOT GOD!!! I do not follow any one religion since I have not found one to suit me as of yet (raised strict catholic until adult years), however that does NOT mean I do not believe in God. Despite being closely linked these two ideas are NOT solely exclusive people! Brad Pitt did not say GOD didn’t work for him just RELIGION!
A lot of intellectuals, such as Dawkins, Sagan, and Hitchens, are atheists. My personal opinion is that part of Brad Pitt’s motivation to be an atheist is to try to get intellectual street credibility like his heros.
Many people have referred to Brad Pitt as dumb and an interviewer a few years back directly asked Pitt if he was dumb. So I think that Brad Pitt is sensitive to people questioning his intelligence so he cultivates interests like architecture and becomes an atheist. He goes out of his way to cultivate pretensions of intelligence.
I don’t know him so I am not calling him or anyone else dumb. I do think he intellectually pretentious.
Good for him. It’d be nice to see more godless celebs come out of the atheist closet and speak out against those who are so insecure in their faith that they need the government to prop it up by law.
To Leticia above: People don’t “cultivate” their way into atheism any more than they do the conclusion that neither unicorns nor leprechauns exist. Some people simply have a higher standard of evidence than others, and have yet to see any in support of the claim that any gods, including Yahweh of the Jews & Christians, exist.
maddie ….. BOOOOOO!
yes, if it gives you comfort to believe in the big guy in the sky watching over you, then go for it.
you people are so friggin tiresome.
So it’s the same old bitchfest when it comes to religion- no matter what you are trying to say about it the minute you don’t praise Jesus and pass the ammunition you’re going to hell and you suck. Yawn. Reminds me of high school.
It is unfortunate that we can’t just take what he said and redact the religion bit… we could always talk about how he’s almost built 150 houses in New Orleans instead, an overall much nicer conversation. All this religion talk does is inspire a lot of heated comments between people who take what they believe in VERY SERIOUSLY and those who don’t.
It’s always depressing to see people get huffy and upset, or defensive and aggressive, over religion. Why can’t we all just…. get along guyz? :'(
Apparently belief in a religion – doesn’t matter which – can add a extra healthy 8 years to your lifespan when all other lifestyle factors are taken into account?!
Not that this is entirely relevant to the topic. What is relevant is that I liked BP a heck of a lot more when he was just a pretty boy with his mouth shut – I respect his opinion on gay marriage as much as I do Leonardo “Private Jet” Di Caprio’s on environmentalism. Oh for the days when actors, y’know, ACTED instead of trying to pick an issue du jour…
Brad:
Maybe you need a translation, I will write in german. My english is not good enough to write my thoughts in english.
Für mich ist es ok, wie Du die Dinge siehst. Steh dazu und lebe dann aber Dein Leben so, wie Du es für richtig hälst. Eine Beziehung zu erhalten, die eventuell am Ende ist, ist eine Farce für die Öffentlichkeit. Und Du bist nun mal in der Öffentlichkeit. Das ist wohl der Grund, warum die Leute Dich im Moment als sehr unehrlich empfinden. In dem Interview hat man gemerkt, dass Du unsicher bist. Warum??? Mit 46 Jahren kann und soll man so leben, wie man leben möchte. Deine Statements sind mutig, aber es fehlt einfach noch die persönliche Stärke. Ich wünsche Dir und Deiner Familie viel Mut für die Zukunft.
Leute, zerreißt Euch nicht das Maul, sondern schaut erst einmal bei Euch selber, was in Eurem Leben so los ist. Es ist immer einfacher, bei anderen die Fehler zu suchen, anstatt bei sich selbst.
“Oh for the days when actors, y’know, ACTED instead of trying to pick an issue du jour…”
Same thing people said about celebrities who spoke out against the shameful witch hunt that was McCarthyism.
So I take it only celebrities who love Jesus ought to speak their minds; the rest should just shut up?
How unAmerican.
@The imposter Firestarter: What in the heck is your problem? You need to take this celebrity stuff a little less personal.
cosign the real firestarter. I’m finding that people who are not religious are just as intolerant as so-called intolerant religious groups.
BTW: I’m Christian, pro gay marriage, and a diehard liberal.
Hieronymus Grex
I was being sarcastic.
You don’t believe in anything by that description. Which saddens me because that’s a very empty and colorless POV. Not to mention by far the most halfassed excuse for trying to justify your solitary self. YOu don’t understand it you don’t try to, you probablly haven’t seen anything beyond your own little world. That just makes me feel sorry for you.
I never said GODS, I said GOD. I never even mentioned laws.
In my book it is SUGGESTED that you should NOT take any substance that impairs you from making rational decisions. hmmm that doesn’t sound illogical to me. Infact *gasp* that sounds like it’s actually looking out for my well-being. FOR SHAME!
Can’t kill anyone unless in a time of war or you are on the defencsive. Sounds reasonable!
Should not lie: yeah even an athetist would understand how liying is anything BUT productive. ASS
Should not steal: because stealing a persons possessions is in our best interest because???
Don’t have an affair: anybody who know sthe sting of a person cheating on them would understand why that is a rule.
Help the poor and give charity: Why is this a bad thing? If I were starving and out on the streets alone good god would I want somebody to help me.
Only take what you need and live your life in temperence: not seeing what the con in that is!
Be modest in your lifestyle and live modestly: again whats the con? People don’t see you as a peice of ass? Yeah thats a terrible rule, why would I want to be considered for anything other than sex? Or own just one car that can get me from A to B as opposed to the the guy down the road with six cars all to himself in a huge house and all alone??
Love you family: fuck anybody who thinks this is a stupid rule.
Treat your elders with respect: yeah if people manage to live as long as those peopel have in this world they DESERVE our respect.
SOUNDS VERY LOGICAL AND RATIONAL TO ME.
Even an athetist can understand these rules and practices them. So the jokes on you. You’re a child of God who just wanders. But your still a child of god.
The bigger joke here is later on Im gonna be a complete asshole and pass judgment on others, insult them and what not. So sue me I’m HUMAN. LOL
He was advocating religious tolerance, clearly a lost concept on this thread. I saw this interview when it was originally broadcast. He made very clear he was talking about religion for himself. Also, the issues discussed were raised by Bill Maher–it’s his show.
Bill Maher’s ego could suck in a black hole.
Christians on a bitchy gossip website what would Jesus say
Why shouldn’t religion play a role in politics? You vote with your ideals, I vote with mine. It’s not right to say that athiests are unbiased, because the denial of religion is another opinion comparable to a belief in God.
Trying to chase religious believers out of politics is a form of intolerance.
And it’s interesting how no one mentions how Muslims don’t like gay marriage either. It’s not just a purely Christian thing.
It seems to be a trade off for Brad. On the one hand, when you roll like Brad, it is kind of nice not to have too many belief systems to be accountable to. Yea, he and Angelina donate millions to various world charities which emphasizes uplifting the lives of children. In this way, they are doing their part. As gossip mongers we always read about other self centered celebrities who DON’T USE THEIR CONSIDERABLE RESOURCES for the betterment of their fellow man. Instead it goes for plastic surgeons, drugs and other self indulgences for the rich. But most religous organizations aren’t crazy about bi-sexual partners who could seduce an entire congregation or expert joint rollers and open relationships. But given all that, he and Angelina have both given something significant to humanity.
“Why shouldn’t religion play a role in politics?”
because of that whole “separation of church and state” thing.
our gov’t isn’t supposed to have a “state-sanctioned” religion. as in, no ONE religion will be recognized as the “official” religion of our country.
so, no laws passed should be crafted with religious beliefs in mind as not everyone subscribes to the same religion or the same morality.
at least in theory.
Personally, I don’t really care what an elected official’s religion is, I just care whether or not they inject their religious beliefs into legislation.
edit: to Ggirl, since I just read your post…”But most religous organizations aren’t crazy about bi-sexual partners who could seduce an entire congregation or expert joint rollers and open relationships.” that was well said. and that’s the issue that a lot of people have with organized religion. that is, they believe in God, but don’t like the judgmental attitude that often comes with organized religion. who did Jesus hang out with? the sinners…mostly people that would be shunned at today’s churches.
To Praise St. Angie: Well said. I don’t attend church because of all those same restrictive attitudes. I believe in God and have my own spiritual beliefs but I prefer not to get involved in the politics of a church. I wish I had Brad and Angie’s money and talent, I would want to contribute on a wider scale but alas I don’t possess their looks or talents.
yes, islam is also against homosexuality. but a majority of americans are not muslim- they claim to be christians. pitt was talking to the voting public in america, which is apparently mostly christian.
and viper, your “rules” seem sound b/c if followed, they affect other people in a positive manner (theoretically speaking). please explain to me the positive affect of not allowing single sex marriages? b/c i really fail to see how not allowing a gay couple to get married makes anyone else’s life better.
I wonder what prompted him to speak about this? Although Maher’s show does skew towards these issues.
Yes, there is no state religion. But I’m not the state. That means no religious interference in the state, AND no state interference in religion. What business is it of anyone’s if I choose to vote with religious ideals? I say keep out of my personal beliefs. It shouldn’t matter why I vote the way I do.
Also it’s impossible to craft laws with no morality involved. Some sort of ideals must be used, and why should your manmade beliefs trump mine? Being anti-religion doesn’t automatically make you smarter and less biased.
Church and state means no state religion, and no church bossing around the state. If a majority of leaders happen to be one religion and vote according to its ideals, that’s fine as long as religious leaders don’t get involved.
And yes, most Americans are Christians. I just take offense at Christianity being presented as the big, bad homosexual hater since it’s not the only religion to do so.
I agree with Brad 100%. I’m a proud agnostic and I think organised religion is a joke to control the masses and become rich through the process of manipulation. Although many of the fundamental beliefs of all religions are important – honesty, integrity, respect, and truth – those are the fundamentals of being a good human being and religion should have nothing to do with it.
To each their own of course, just don’t be hypocrites!
Nice Stalin reference #43!
There goes the right to free speech.. I guess it is a right as long as you beleive in the “right” thing. We live in a melting pot. Lots of cultures and beliefs. America at some point will have to wake up and accept that not everyone has to think and believe the same. You can still be a good person. I know many “Christians who have the most racist hearts”.. will find scripture to justify that hate.. so Brad can believe what he wants. If you don’t like it stop listening.. At least he is honest about what he thinks. He is not going out and telling anyone else to think or feel the same..
I guess he does understand Freedom of Speech.. shame so many others do not..
“I do think he intellectually pretentious.”
Thank you, thank you, thank you! He is forever trying to make himself seem so much smarter than I suspect he really is, and it just gets old after a while.
Of course he barely mentioned the movie – he knows that the best way he can sell himself and his career is through his personal life and whatever grand thoughts he’s trying to pass off on us this week. Without that he’s an OK actor with the typical hit and miss films.
My feeling on religion/spirituality is this – believe whatever you want so long as you’re not hurting anyone else, and leave it at that. Everyone should have equal rights under the law. End of story.
I do find it kind of funny that he’s trying to say religious people should be more tolerant, but then sort of takes digs at religious people. Tolerance needs to be a 2 way street.
By the way, Make it Right has not built 150 houses. That was the big plan, but I think to date it’s less than 10% even started. Years and millions later, very little progress. It’s a good idea at heart, but not a terribly efficient or effective one – for all the money and attention, a LOT more could have been done to help a lot more people.
“What business is it of anyone’s if I choose to vote with religious ideals? I say keep out of my personal beliefs. It shouldn’t matter why I vote the way I do.”
no business of anyone’s, but that’s not what you implied in your first post. you can VOTE according to your religion or ideals, but people making the laws shouldn’t be injecting religious beliefs or laws into any legislation that will affect ALL Americans, not just the Christian (or whatever) ones.
“Also it’s impossible to craft laws with no morality involved.”
And I never mentioned that, just not crafting laws with RELIGION involved. as in, Christians aren’t supposed to eat meat on fridays during lent. So, (and yes, this is a far-fetched scenario), the gov’t shouldn’t pass a law that say that no one can eat meat on fridays during lent.
Yeah, morality must be involved, but not everyone has the same moral standards. There are people in this country that would love to have “adult” clubs and bookstores BANNED. Completely. Not just near churches or schools, but get rid of them altogether, due to their moral beliefs. Because THEY don’t want to see women or men taking their clothes off, they think it’s immoral, and they think that NObody should be able to see that. Is that fair to people who have “looser” morals than others? No. As you said, “I say keep out of my personal beliefs.”
People can base their morality on their religious beliefs, but not everyone does. There’s a difference between religion and morality, and it appears you’ve blurred the two.
I dont think Mr. Pitt was being careless in his words. He simply just stated that he doesn’t believe in religion and he did state that he supports MY belief in a higher power (GOD). I respect that. you should too.
I’m always amazed at how those who say they are “good Christian people” can be so nasty and negative. Is that what religion teaches you? To judge others and call them nasty names? Count me out.
Yes, religion and morals are not one and the same, but they do often go together.
Christianity/religion is not a threat to society. There have been many rebellious thinkers throughout history-Copernicus, Locke, America’s founding fathers-who were very devoted Christian people. You don’t check your brain at the door in Church. The world isn’t divided into religious nuts vs. clear-headed athiests, life isn’t that easy. It sounds like you have mass hysteria and cultism confused with true faith in God.
And as for strip clubs, etc. those decisions are made by region. If a mayor thinks his/her voting base wants no strip clubs, they’ll likely ban them, or vice versa. They have to get voted back in, so many politicans are middle of the road on moral laws, even if they use the old ‘I’m a god-fearing church-goer’ when running for office.
Lots of gay people believe in God.
It is such a sad shame he is raising 6 kids without Faith, really sad, I believe they would be better off with Faith and the Lord than all the money their “parents” have. Very sad.
Rox1SMF: I am unAmerican, in that I’m a Brit, and I think you’ll find Brad isn’t risking his whole career by talking balls in the same way that actors did when speaking up in the 50s! And I wasn’t talking about religion specifically either , merely that I prefer those thespians who stick to what they’re good (or in Brad’s case, mediocre) at, because I’d much rather hear about the long-awaited Inglourious Basterds than the anti-wisdom of Brangelina®. Yawn.
“Christianity/religion is not a threat to society.”
There are those that would disagree with you on that one. It all depends on WHICH members of society you feel matter. Unfortunately, a lot of so-called “Christians” live by anything BUT a Christian ideal of being kind to others and helping those less fortunate. For them, it’s all about punishing the sinners, not forgiving them.
“You don’t check your brain at the door in Church.” And I never said anyone did.
“The world isn’t divided into religious nuts vs. clear-headed athiests, life isn’t that easy.”
No shit. Never said THAT either.
“It sounds like you have mass hysteria and cultism confused with true faith in God.”
Please explain how you came to that conclusion, or where exactly I equated believing in God to cultism. it sounds like you have trouble reading for comprehension.
“And as for strip clubs, etc. those decisions are made by region.”
yes, the zoning laws are made by individual municipalities…but WHO is it, amongst the constituents, who pushes for places like that to be banned?
Bottom line…yes, morality and religion are often related, but NOT ALWAYS. even people of the same religion will have varying degrees of what is morally acceptable. which leads me back to my original point…you cannot legislate based on religion as not everyone believes in the same things.
VOTE based on your religious beliefs, but don’t LEGISLATE based on them.
Plenty of intellectuals can see the creation we live in and acknowledge the Creator. Our almighty human brains are actually quite limited, and anyone who thinks otherwise is foolish.
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