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For all those complaining about the laws, school, etc impinging on what you believe, I have but one thing to say "MAJORITY RULES".
What if I said I believe murder is right and I am upset with the laws and the way it's taught in school? I'm sure I could get a few thousand signatures.
Same thing for those atheists who don't like seeing a cross, and get the ACLU to sue everyone who believes in God.
2006-07-10 01:26:59 · 17 answers · asked by brianna_the_angel777 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No
He made valid point "MAJORITY RULES"
Protesting the laws of the land and standing up for your human rights is what he is saying here.
2006-07-11 05:18:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Um, no. A few thousand signatures is still not the 50 or so million you would need for a majority. Also that would only get it on the ballot and many people sign petitions just so they can see the issue get to ballot then vote against it.
I personally am repulsed by people who file lawsuits because they don't like the ten commandments posted in some judge's court. Guess what our laws are based on? It's not the Code of Hammurabi.
How does putting a cross up on public land go against "Congress shall make no law regarding religion or the free exercise thereof."?
It doesn't. Anyone who says seperation of church and state is in the consitution is deluded. That statement came from a letter some founding father wrote.
This guy is not a menace, the ACLU takes the letter of the law and sometimes that is good, but a lot of times they're taking on extreme cases that do nothing but trivialize the very freedoms the constitution gives us.
2006-07-10 08:40:29 · answer #2 · answered by Joker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
American society is based on freedom of religion, not freedom FROM religion. This is where the ACLU runs into problems. They want to stop everyone's freedom of expression when it runs against one of their client's beliefs. But we should all be adults here and agree to disagree. Why should anyone be upset by the ten commandments when they apply no matter what religion you practice? Why should anyone be offended by the presence of a cross when it represents the belief of one of their friends? Do they not respect their friend's rights, also? We need to concentrate on being GOOD PEOPLE, regardless of our religious beliefs. You don't have to be religious to be good. Otherwise, it would seem that they think that people are inherently evil, rather than good, with which I totally disagree.
2006-07-10 08:36:23 · answer #3 · answered by cmpbush 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have confused me a lot. you believe in death and killing am i right? but upset with the law and the way it is taught in schools..religion has nothing to do with the way you are seeing things..and if you are fighting against the system youll lose..cause no matter how hard you try you will never win you are just a number not a person. no matter where you live what country we are all the same. maybe im missing a point in your question or maybe im missing what you are saying. i dont know. but i dont believe killing is a right. in fact its a wrong way to see things. and even to believe in. maybe i should not of even answered this question at all. maybe...
2006-07-10 08:37:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he is claiming that whatever people say is right suddenly becomes right, including murder, then he is a danger to society.
Unfortunately, most of the atheists on this site are arguing the same thing, just not to its logical conclusion: right and wrong are determined by society at that moment, in that place.
My standard of conduct is the Bible; murder is wrong, no matter what society says.
2006-07-10 08:32:03 · answer #5 · answered by flyersbiblepreacher 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Laws should be made to maintain order in a society, that's why moses wrote the 10 commandments, not based on some superstitions that are 2000 years old.
Schools must teach the truth, again, not superstitious beliefs. We teach fact, not fairy stories.
2006-07-10 08:32:07 · answer #6 · answered by Nemesis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just for your clarification. It is an exagerated hypothetical situation which was used to get my point across that the way that the current American goverment bows to the wishes of the minority, when the majority of the people want something else.
2006-07-10 08:34:03 · answer #7 · answered by bobm709 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He has the right to express his views freely, even if I think they are wrong and possibly dangerous.
It's a good thing that the USA has this little thing called civil rights and separation of church and state...otherwise people like him could fall back on that majority rules stuff.
Anyway, I don't support his views but would fight for his right to express them. Sadly, I don't think he'd do the same for my views.
2006-07-10 08:33:47 · answer #8 · answered by laetusatheos 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, because I have enough faith in society to know that enough people will see this as desperation, paranoia and perverse bigotry.
Y!A brings out these types of people. What I really wonder is, after you strip off the veneer of public accountability, how many Christians have this kind of rhetoric buried deep in their hearts?
2006-07-10 08:33:27 · answer #9 · answered by XYZ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-07-23 07:24:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋