Comment How about a tax to support Scientific Research? (Score 1) 434
This way, scientists can be assured of a consistent source of funding. This will make America smarter, and more competitive.
I have summed this up as four principles:
God is a loving Parent to all humankind - and Who made the universe such that we could live in it.
God is Unique and is One, each human being is unique and different, and so humankind is diverse.
God is Perfect, we are imperfect - therefore God has made us diverse, so that, in our diversity, we can approach, but never reach, Perfection.
God has given us free will, and wants us to grow in understanding - to grow towards, even if we never reach, His Wisdom.
See http://www.godsgrownchildren.org/.
In a sense, ancient texts, including the Bible, are little-children's books that God inspired His Prophets to write for us, so that things will be explained to us. Even though the Biblical accounts of the Creation of the Universe are not scientific, they do contain moral lessons which we should still heed.
Only through hard work and perseverance can one truly suffer.