Posted by
ICONIC FREEDOM on Friday, May 15, 2009 9:43:00 PM
While there are many in this nation who wish to self-identity the nation as Christian, they do so to the negation of all other religions which existed at the time. To continue to make the claim now negates all the newer religions developed since then. Additionally, it misrepresents the nation, which is inherently pluralistic, & seeks ownership in addition to disenfranchising others.
Why would people want to claim ownership of something except with the intention of wanting to impose their rules?
When you were growing up, didn’t you hear your parents say, “As long as you’re living in my house you’re going to live by my rules”?
Is that not what those who claim this nation as a Christian nation are saying, “As long as you’re living in my nation, you’re going to live by my rules”?
Further, what of those people who hold no religion, where is there representation? What of those who are Protestant, Muslim, Mormon?
Freedom of religion is freedom from religion.
While you think yourself an individual who upholds freedom, regard for reality exposes the fact that you only uphold freedom & free choice as long as the free choice is the one you would make.
Talking about your religion in public is like talking about your sex life – it’s none of anybody’s business. It’s personal. It’s subjective. It belongs to you. Politicians have no business disenfranchising Americans simply because they don’t “believe” as the politician does.
Ask yourself a couple of questions:
Do I think that people can only be good if they are religious?
Do I think that religious people have a copy write on being a good person?
If religion didn’t exist would I still be a good person?
If you answer “no” to that last question, then you’re no better than the criminals who would seek to infringe on the freedoms of others having made choices at a cost to others without consent.
No doubt that any American who upholds freedom would infringe on your freedom to believe. However, it’s interesting that you would have no issue imposing your religious views onto others to the extent of limiting their freedom.
Either you are a good person because that’s who you are, or you are not. There is no bible or god who will make you that way.
You can’t buy good relations, you can only be good relations.
Accountability (ownership of your choices), Responsibility (the ability to respond to your choices), Consent (make no choice in life that is without the consent of another or at a cost to another without consent)
The by-product of this assimilation is that you become the “good” person you desire to be through respect of humanity, respect for individual freedom & free choice, respect for others who don’t think, act or behave like you do.
People who say they only behave because of their bible, are potential sociopaths who would, without such dictatorial guidance, otherwise commit crime upon their fellow American.
IF RELIGION DIDN’T EXIST WOULD YOU STILL BE & STRIVE TO BE A GOOD PERSON?