February 2nd, 2026
Religious Hypotheticals
I will start with the counter argument. The counter argument is everything is the way it should be, turns up everything in ideal ways. Systemic design is perfect and injustice is non-existent.
I don’t agree with the counter argument, thus I propose a hypothetical – a potential society that is built in a different way, that for both good and bad delivers in different ways.
The hypothetical is simply this.
If we changed “In God We Trust” on the dollar bill to “In Matthew 19:21 We Trust” or to “In John 8:7 We Trust” how would it change the World? We have a government that sometimes likes to put The Ten Commandments in government buildings yet we still claim to believe in Freedom of Religion, Separation of Church and State.
What God do we trust in, who’s God do we trust in, why do we trust in them? The past hasn’t been all bad, and the past hasn’t been all good. There are differences, differences we don’t always ponder or reflect upon that could change the World in dramatic ways.
What guarantees do we have for less witch burnings, less demonization of others in society, less potential for a Scarlet Letter like society? Why do things like the compound in Waco, TX get turned up?
Religious freedom unchecked might lead to human sacrifices, Heaven’s Gate or Jonestown like events. Thus a state that wants to deliver protection, justice, and love for its citizens has to find ideal gray area – close enough not to let children be abducted and brainwashed vs giving people the freedom to express their earnestly held beliefs.
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