The Fallacy of Today's Religious Right

“When Eternal Foregiveness awaits you Beyond, anything goes here.”
Lrobby99,
Sums up with those nine words the dialectical problem facing Christianity for 2000 years. If mere belief washes away ones sins, then “good works” become meaningless. Jesus taught a way of being in the Gospels, no matter how redacted, that had the ethical treatment of others as its basis.That was wisdom that could be used by all in the effort to make a better world. However, when the overlay of “Faith alone leads to redemption” wasexchanged for “good works”, than receiving ones’ “eternal reward” actually became a matter of good timing. One could live a truly monstrous life and if there was time on their deathbed, feel remorse, accept Jesus and go peacefully into Heaven. It is of course, just a little bit more complicated than that, but it certainly gives license to those who we might call somewhat less than enchanted by metaphysics, in order to rationalize their own bad behavior.

Romney and USA "back on track"

In my opinion, we are already as "back on track" as any Repub president would have us. Economy teetering, full tax cuts for the rich in place, war with muslims brewing, tuitions rising, poverty increasing, and now they can arrest and hold indefinitely any citizen they want to. Yup, back on track.