A Bag of Hammers

And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast … (Rev. 13:17).

Twenty-nine states have Religious Freedom Restoration Acts or Religious Freedom Laws on their books—with the blessings of their governors and state legislators. One need not be a fisherman to realize something stinks here.

These simple laws mean that the state or anyone within said state can deny services to anyone based on their religious beliefs and grant services to those because of their religious beliefs—whether straight – gay – or anything in between.   

Most of these renegade states came about after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriages on June 26, 2015—which they felt violated their religious beliefs.

Even if that belief is a guy named Joe who happens to find gold under a rock in upstate New York in the 1820s after being visited by an angel called Moroni and then dies in a gun battle with a mob that stormed his jail cell in Illinois—25 years later.

Or that a teenager named Mary gives birth to Jesus, who turns out to be part of a trinity of the Holy Spirit (which is the same as the Holy Ghost) that impregnated Mary, who is none other than God, and that Jesus is none other than God in the flesh and that the belief in the Trinity is supported by an institution of men who practice celibacy—but yet feel they have a divine right to tell a woman what they can and cannot do with their bodies.

In the meantime, “ Americans honor the Pope—while his clergy dishonors our children.”  

No government, whether federal – state, or local, should give credence to any religious organizations or its members that tolerate sexual abuse of its men, women, and children or give confidence to anyone or group that does so because of their long-standing beliefs. 

There should be in place policies of zero tolerance and accountability (with no forgiveness or statute of limitations) for those organizations or those within said organizations (past or present) who, for the past 2,000 years, have dishonored men, women, and children along with its staff—for their personnel pleasures. The fact that they do—should lay bare the validity of a God. When they do, America ceases to be a democracy.

Even a bag of hammers realizes that the United States of America stands for freedom—and its democracy alone allows anyone or everyone the right to believe in what they want when they want and have more lawyers per capita than any other nation on earth to see to it.

The fact that the Holy Roman Catholic Church is still standing is a testament to the failures of the United States Government and its laws and the greed within for those who seek elective office under the umbrella of Christianity by looking the other way. At the same time, in the name of God, Christianity, has for hundreds of years raped our children at will while believers continue to send their children in too harm’s way, believing they’re under some divine protection—from a God or Constitution that doesn’t exist.

The implementation of these so-called “Religious Freedom Laws” by 29 states (or more) means one thing—they need for the performance of “Separation of Church and State” by the United States Congress—for the protection of Americans who choose not to be Christians from those Americans who choose to be Christian who would deny others their freedom and place their loved ones in harm’s way—because of their delusional belief in their support of Christianity that harbors pedophiles.   

I choose not to believe because I realize that—churches are nothing more than mental institutions for Christians.

Then again, one must realize that most of the 535 members of the United States Congress and the U.S. Supreme Court claim to be Christians. Meaning: even a bag of hammers knows when it is just a bag of hammers.

Summary

America may be a nation built on laws. It is also a nation of nuts—and the squirrels are running amok, and the insanity continues, especially in the political and religious arena!

Ivan Peter Kovak