Two friends of mine on Facebook, both posted quotes as their status updates this morning. They don't know each other as far as I know, but I thought the timing was interesting...
Person A
When obedience ceases to be an irritant and becomes our quest, in that moment God will endow us with power.
Ezra Taft Benson
Person B
I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death.
George Carlin
I think you all know which one got the 'Like' from me.
And I suspect it would likely be easy for all of you to guess who is militantly against gay marriage, and who spent Saturday cleaning up trash from around a local park...
Obedience. Yawn. Sounds like another word for powerless and passive to me.
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