Posted on Feb 3, 2015
Does the US have religious freedom? As long as it isn't Islam or Fundamental Christian?
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Over the last few months, and more and more recently, I have noticed a growing tread in the US of "Religious Freedom" as long as it isn't Islam or Fundamental Christian. The former seems especially true in the veteran and military communities while the latter is seems more true in the more liberal communities.
What are YOUR thoughts? Keep it CIVIL and PROFESSIONAL.
What are YOUR thoughts? Keep it CIVIL and PROFESSIONAL.
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My opinion is religious freedom is only a freedom as long as it doesn't infringe upon the individual rights of others.
For example, freedom of speech is not a freedom of all speech. Slander will get you in trouble, and obscene language has never been protected.
Freedom of religion is actually a freedom from a State sponsored or mandatory religion. It's really not what most people make it out to be.
For example, freedom of speech is not a freedom of all speech. Slander will get you in trouble, and obscene language has never been protected.
Freedom of religion is actually a freedom from a State sponsored or mandatory religion. It's really not what most people make it out to be.
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For my own perspective, I feel that many are, regardless of faith (or lack thereof), becoming overly sensitive and going out of their way to be offended. In the same vein, just because you hold a belief (or lack thereof) is not a license to force feed it down an unwilling person's proverbial throat.
Freedom of religion (or lack thereof) is also freedom from other people's religion (or lack thereof).
/end rant
Freedom of religion (or lack thereof) is also freedom from other people's religion (or lack thereof).
/end rant
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I agree with your observation, TSgt Joshua Copeland. I think that these days being a Christian in the USA is lower on the "totem pole" than being a Muslim. We've seen it beaten to death here on RallyPoint, but I do have a bit of a persecution complex because of my Christian beliefs.
It's okay for an atheist to demand their rights, same for a Muslim, but if you're a Christian, you better shut your mouth and get back to work. I realize that's a little melodramatic, but I don't think it's far from the truth these days. It's not "in" to be Christian in popular culture. It is "in" to be anything else, including all manner of things.
I'll leave it at that, so as not to offend. (And right there I prove my point.)
It's okay for an atheist to demand their rights, same for a Muslim, but if you're a Christian, you better shut your mouth and get back to work. I realize that's a little melodramatic, but I don't think it's far from the truth these days. It's not "in" to be Christian in popular culture. It is "in" to be anything else, including all manner of things.
I'll leave it at that, so as not to offend. (And right there I prove my point.)
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TSgt Joshua Copeland
CW5 (Join to see), I appreciate your honest, and more importantly respectful response.
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SP5 Michael Rathbun
CW5 (Join to see), the place you need to move to is North Texas. Collin County, especially.
The only way you could feel low on the totem pole would be to wake up one morning to find that there were a total of five churches within 30 miles of you, but there was a MegaMosque at nearly every major intersection in the City of Plano. And many governmental meetings (city councils, school boards...) begin with explicitly evangelical Christian prayer.
Don't get me wrong, we're working hard to move back there from up here, but perhaps your local environment has skewed your vision just a skosh.
The only way you could feel low on the totem pole would be to wake up one morning to find that there were a total of five churches within 30 miles of you, but there was a MegaMosque at nearly every major intersection in the City of Plano. And many governmental meetings (city councils, school boards...) begin with explicitly evangelical Christian prayer.
Don't get me wrong, we're working hard to move back there from up here, but perhaps your local environment has skewed your vision just a skosh.
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