do you think we have too many rules and regulations and laws and too little freedoms?

Answer 1

Looks like we do now...that is the country (USA), not religion and even if not, the FBI is going to break them.
The Skeptical Christian
Grace and Peace
Peg

Answer 2

Personally yes. I'm 63 and remember riding a motorcycle without a helmet, so much more freedom, you didn't have to get "outfitted" .... remember IN the doctors office being examined my doctor saying " you shouldn't smoke" as a lit cigarrette dangled out of BOTH of our mouths (he's 88 now and in great shape) ... remember going anywhere and exploring without worrying about a "green tag" or the Burea of Land Management. Don't remember people taking or even needing all the millions of "pills" society says we must take for all our disorders, remember a much more peaceful time, appearance was just try to be neat, the girls didn't "die for fashion" or weight.

I remember when "GOD" was a "good" word and also people not being so "politically correct" or caring so much about what others thought.

I also remember when you had a fight, there were no weapons involved just "yourself".

I grew up in a good time, some people were "evil " but it was up to individuals to face and deal with it on an individual basis
not advertise it and give it strength.

Things didn't have to be organized into spectator sport, it was just sport between guys or girls that wanted to have a little fun.

I remember when there were not many "signs", what was a right and correct thing to do, or how to behave was just more of a natural act left up to the individuals concience.

Answer 3

If laws worked we wouldn't need laws. Adding more and more laws when the ones we have aren't being upheld cannot possibly be the right answer. However, it is probably the least wrong answer there is.

Unfortunately, given infinite freedom, it all devolves into what the individual wants. We cannot have complete freedom but neither should we have over-restrictive laws.

Upon consideration I would have to agree that the balance between freedom and neccessary restriction has been tilted too far to restriction.

Answer 4

There are certainly too many ill-considered, irrational laws, and our freedoms are being eroded by our government, aided by the apathy of everyday people who think it makes them good citizens when they don't question the actions of their government.

andy r: If four cars come to an intersection at the same time, which of the 10 Commandments tells them which car should go first? If a child writes a tell-all book about a famous parent, you could charge him with a violation of the "honor thy father and mother" commandment, but what about the famous parent who writes a tell-all about his child? Is he just out of luck? Where is privacy protection in the Decalogue? For that matter, where is the defense of free expression, which free societies rightly hold so dear? The Ten Commandments are NOT all we need to govern society. The Bible does not contain all the answers. We have to think for ourselves.

Answer 5

Yes.

Government and laws stopped being about benefitting the people, and more about convenience or profit for the government long ago, and the imbalance continues to shift farther and farther in the wrong direction.

We need to get rid of laws that infringe upon people's day to day lives, and what they do in their bedrooms or churches, and instead focus on laws that ensure that big corporations and governments don't have the power to ruin human lives because it will garner a few more dollars for their shareholders/lobbyists.

Answer 6

Are you a good person? What a question, most of us believe that we are good people because we can look around and find someone that is far worse than we are. We can always point to the things that we think make us a good person.

But how good are we really? Dare we take this test and look at ourselves and see if we really are good? Hmmm.

If you are willing try this and see just how good a person you are.

The Good Person Test.

How will you do? Pass or fail?


Have you ever told a lie?
Doesn't matter how big or small, just a lie.
What does that make you? Before answering think about this, if I told you a lie what would you call me? A liar?

Have you ever stolen anything? Cost doesn't matter, a piece of gum, failed to give back an ink pen that you borrowed, anything.
What does that make you?

Jesus said, "You know the saying of old, you shall not commit adultery but I say that if look at someone to lust after them you have committed adultery in your heart.
Have you ever lusted?

Jesus said that hate is equal to murder.
Have you ever hated anyone?

See one day we all are going to stand before a Holy God on Judgment Day and he is going to judge us based on His Holy Law, the Ten Commandments. These are just 4 of them and how did you do? Guilty? I have broken all of these and more, what about you? How well will you do on Judgment Day?

If we break just one point of God's Law we are guilty of breaking all the law and Gods Wrath abides upon us all. Based on God's Law we are all guilty and all are deserving of punishment. But there is an out for us.

Jesus paid the price for each one of us, took on himself God's Wrath so we wouldn't have to face it on our own. Jesus was beaten, battered, bleed and died so we wouldn't have to face God's Wrath. He rose again so that we would life in his presence. Our crimes, His payment.

The real question is where will you stand on Judgment Day. Pay yourself or have it paid for you. Think about it.

On judgment day without Christ you will stand alone and have to face wrath.

End the end do you want to be saved from the wrath to come

Answer 7

My own rule of thumb is this:

Civil liberty is inversely proportional to the number of laws that aren't made to specifically ensure freedom.

Thus, the bill of rights promotes liberty while prohibition worked against liberty. Laws making recreational drugs limit freedom. Laws prohibiting smoking limit freedom.

Yeah, we have too many laws.

Answer 8

We pass thousands of Laws,Because Man can"t keep the last (5 Of Ten Commandments)/ Laws are passed for Lawless People,The Innocent don"t have to have an External Force,To do what is Right.They are a Law unto themselves.
In other words Self Discplined.

Answer 9

Yes. The tax laws are a joke. Vehicle emissions testing is a joke. Regiserting a vehicle is a joke. Over half of the traffic laws are a joke. Laws banning smoking are a joke. There are many more.

Answer 10

If morals were observed we would not need laws or rules. Freedom for some people is abusing children for sex. That is what laws are for.

Answer 11

Yes