Author Topic: He warned us not to cling to guns or RELIGION (Read 2078 times)

ericire12 · « **on:** March 03, 2009, 12:10:31 PM »

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/03/what_the_obama_revolution_mean.html

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One unremarked and unintended consequence of Barack Obama’s audacious plans for the expansion of government—especially in health care, education, and the environment—is that the nanny state he is seeking to build will likely crowd out religious institutions in America. In other words, if he succeeds in passing his ambitious agenda, the Obama revolution is likely to lead the United States down the secular path already trod by Europe.

To fund his bold efforts to revive the American economy and expand the welfare state, Obama is proposing to spend a staggering $3.6 trillion in the 2010 fiscal year. Obama’s revolutionary agenda would push federal, state, and local spending to approximately 40 percent of Gross Domestic Product, up from about 33 percent in 2000. It would also put the size of government in the United States within reach of Europe, where government spending currently makes up 46 percent of GDP.

Why is this significant for the vitality of religion in America? A
recent study of 33 countries around the world by Anthony Gill and Erik Lundsgaarde, political scientists at the University of Washington, indicates that there is an inverse relationship between state welfare spending and religiosity. Specifically, they found that countries with larger welfare states had markedly lower levels of religious attendance, had higher rates of citizens indicating no religious affiliation whatsoever, and their people took less comfort in religion in general. In their words, “Countries with higher levels of per capita welfare have a proclivity for less religious participation and tend to have higher percentages of non-religious individuals.”

twyacht · « **Reply #1 on:** March 03, 2009, 04:26:33 PM »

I just spilled my RemOil on my Bible....

What happened to Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition?

pioneer · « **Reply #2 on:** March 03, 2009, 05:05:00 PM »

"Religion is the opiate of the masses" is one of the most frequently quoted statements of Karl Marx. Obama's goal of the socialist remking of the United States has begun. His idea of "religion" is well known.