tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478354375758846359.post6459460292659229106..comments2023-04-25T13:20:01.724-07:00Comments on Arizona Eagletarian: Did anyone ask Rep. Steve Smith the key question?Steve Muratore aka Arizona Eagletarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01404761986345385458noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478354375758846359.post-33977299739298029982013-05-26T09:21:06.074-07:002013-05-26T09:21:06.074-07:00Enjoyed reading Saturday's post. I'm an a...Enjoyed reading Saturday's post. I'm an agnostic, but don't think about religion very much. I just try to do a bit of good.Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17024493708342438128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478354375758846359.post-51466394137851048322013-05-25T19:22:24.494-07:002013-05-25T19:22:24.494-07:00All I can say to answer your question (it really i...All I can say to answer your question (it really is only one question, ultimately, isn't it) is, "tradition."<br /><br />That tradition, no doubt, goes back to the very beginning of our country. Which then points to the issue of why Paine ended up being so hated and vilified by the time he died.Steve Muratore aka Arizona Eagletarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01404761986345385458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478354375758846359.post-10234441987217880132013-05-25T17:47:19.516-07:002013-05-25T17:47:19.516-07:00Also, before I was confirmed in the Methodist Chur...Also, before I was confirmed in the Methodist Church, my pastor took my confirmation class to a Jewish Synagogue, a Lutheran Church, a Baptist Church and a Catholic Church so as we could be 100% sure we wanted to be Methodists. He was the best pastor I have ever had. He was a true man of his faith. A faith so strong, he was willing to challenge it and have others challenge it.Phoenix Justicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00666332075480974926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478354375758846359.post-36209829101512840802013-05-25T17:44:58.799-07:002013-05-25T17:44:58.799-07:00The big question I have is: Why is there even a da...The big question I have is: Why is there even a daily opening "prayer" or "invocation" of any legislative body in the United States? Why should a city council, county board, state legislature, etc be involved in invoking their idea of a higher power in a purely secular setting? Why must their "god" be invoked? Why not just go about the business of the people?Phoenix Justicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00666332075480974926noreply@blogger.com