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What bothers me about using the Bible as a book of rules is that a) interpretation varys widely and b) they were rules that were writting for various cultures (it has been told retold and edited over many, many generations and each time bent to meet the needs of the current generation) that pre-date our culture by millenia.
The rules just don't neccesarily apply.
(of course many of the big ones like many of the 10 commandments make perfect sense but have read of some of the rules the Bible puts forth... like keeping Kosher, etc are just a bit out of whack with the times)
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“Under a separation of state and economics, especially with laissez-faire capitalism [Free Trade], the state no longer has a role to play in protecting the people and assuring their happiness. Laissez-faire means capitalism is outside the regulatory control of the state and that the people are entirely at the mercy of the capitalists.”
– Thomas Jefferson
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