Exactly Patriot, it has always been about Free Will.
The problem I have with "free will" is that leftists have always used this freedom in a perverse way as an attempt to subvert personal autonomy to give themselves license to take away the liberties of those around them.
In the same way the criminal mind uses the principle of forgiveness to demand others overlook their transgressions and allow them to continue to violate common decency and respect for others.
This above all brought me to the point I rejected my family's religion as a cover to be abusive by constantly demanding forgiveness and then repeating the offenses of theft, physical abuse, false accusations and destruction of personal property. They used religion to give themselves constant license in the same way "liberals" use liberty to violate the liberty of others to live in peace, conduct business in peace, work and go about their daily lives. The left demands tolerance while never being tolerant. They demand liberty while depriving others of liberty and free will.
Like the old saying, "Your liberty ends where my face begins". The Satanists proudly proclaims, "Do what thou wilt" to cover their every transgression against the simplest rights of others.
All excellent points, Patriot, but they can never take away what we do not allow them to take away from us.
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