Reply #11: Lefties keep their mouths shut where I live.

[patrice]

Notice how many people don't use their real names around here? Why do you suppose that is?

Church? Perhaps you come from a tradition in which you get to shop for a church that fits your style. I don't.

Many churches are afterall businesses and the style right now is intolerant "patriotism" and as with all social trends, the pressure to conform is intense and there ARE serious emotional consequences for not conforming.

I've also spent enough time on phone banks for Democrats in national elections to know the animosity that has risen amongst religious communities when people say things against Bush's War.

You know what, it's only "indoctrination" if you're too weak to know why you think what you think. It's only an indoctrination if you can't stand on your own two feet and be different. The NEED for support is what makes people vulnerable to other people's ideas. You ever heard of someone named Ayn Rand?