The United States is a grand experiment in freedom. We do not have a democracy. We have a Constitutional Republic. True democracy results in exactly what you described: a slide into tyranny (of the majority). A Constitutional Republic, on the other hand -- if we were to actually follow the Constitution of the United States -- actually protects the rights of its citizens, and it protects them from encroachment by the majority-controlled government.

The Bible predicts that people will be intolerant of Christians. It also predicts that the 'mark of the beast' will come about, no matter what we do to try to stop it. If the 'mark of the beast' becomes a reality, the Bible will be proven correct.

I know this isn't the place for it, but I actually received my Gmail invite from Slashdot. So I figured I'd try again with Wave. You can use a special email I've set up for receiving a Wave invite:

wave [at] greengar [dot] com

Thanks! :)

Absolutely right.

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