Originally posted by emcee

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The guy who owns the shop I work at is very religious, not religious enough to keep him from cursing at machines when they don't act right, but religious enough to print a bunch flyers from a religious website and hand them out to all his employees (well, by bunch I mean, like ten).
Anyway, appartently he doesn't have his computer set to add the URL of the page he's printing to the top of each sheet, so I'll have to give the basic gist. It was saying that in 2008 the government will start issuing national ID cards that, because you can't get a job or have a bank account without it, will be nessicary for all buying and selling, and therefor, its the mark of the beast.
I actually heard about this ID a while ago, but never really thought about it being a sign of the Apocalypse, more just a sign of a serious flaw in our law making process where one bill can effect multiple sections of US code.
There seems to be multiple flaws in this logic though, first of all, I'm pretty sure the mark is supposed to go on the hand or forehead, not in your wallet. Also, my understanding is that the Apocalypse is supposed to be a worldwide event, this is just a US law. Beside, the flyer was telling people to contact congressmen a not vote for people not interested in repealing the law, but if this really is the fulfillment of biblical prophecy, I don't this there's a whole lot we can do about it. I don't remember anywhere in Revelation where it says, "unless you contact your local representative".
But besides just the whole return of Jesus thing, how do you feel about the National ID card? Is it just another step toward totalitarianism, or just more clutter in your wallet?

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