Modern Western religion was entirely created to seize control over people. The origins of religion can be traced back to caveman days, when people prayed to gods for a better harvest. As part of the natural evolution and job specialization movement, you soon saw people who became specialists...
No. It's actually explicitly stated as law.
Art. 11. As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion; as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion, or tranquillity, of Mussulmen; and, as the said States never...
No, this commandment does NOT just mean "don't cuss". It seems to me that most of the theocrats and evangelists break the third commandment several times each day. They will use and abuse the name of the Lord for their own self-serving political and financial profit.
Then again, they pull...