Why is it that Liberals believe in freedom of speech unless you are a Christian?

Question

The ACLU will fight for a neo-nazi group's right to protest. But when a peaceful group would like to place a religous Christian object in a public place they send in their high priced lawyers to get the religous symbol removed.

Answer 1

The ACLU is a fanatical liberal group just like the KKK is a fanatical conservative group. Their interpretation of the Constitution is not what the liberal founding fathers intended when they wrote the Bill of Rights.

Answer 2

Because placing a Christian symbol on public property represents a government endorsement of a particular religious viewpoint, the act violates the First Amendment.
Because banning neo-Nazi protests represents government suppression of speech, it violates the First Amendment.
What you don't get about the ACLU is they're consistent. They support the Constitution no matter who likes it or doesn't.
(FYI, they once supported Oliver North because his Constitutional rights were violated in his Iran-Contra trial.)
Don't confuse free speech with the "right" to have your views memorialized on public property that belongs to all of us, not just those subscribing to an "approved" viewpoint. You have free speech. I don't see the ACLU, the government or anyone else closing churches and arresting clergy.
In fact, the ACLU would be on the front lines in support of churches if that started happening.


Note: the inclusion of symbols from other religions doesn't solve the problem. For one thing, it endorses belief over non-belief. Second, EVERY religion has to included. One reason many religious leaders opposed the Faith-Based Initiative is that they realized that constitutionally there's no way to give funds to some religious groups and not others. The government would have to give grants to Scientologists and Moonies just as readily as Christian and Jewish groups.
Same goes for the placement of symbols on public property.
How will you feel if you see a Buddha on the lawn of your Town Hall?
How will you feel when a Hindu public official ends his oath of office with "So help me Vishnu"
What if your money said "In Jah Rastafari We Trust"?
Think about it.

Answer 3

You can protest all you want. Unless of course it's against Bush, then well, you're fvcked.

Your example is comparing apples and oranges.

You cannot place a religious symbol into a public building. Though I do agree that the ACLU does go overboard. I think if you're going to place the Ten Commandments in a public place, then you also have to have the laws of the other major religions as well.

Answer 4

Because you want it in a public place like a courthouse or school. You just don't want a march or a demonstration. You want this stuff up forever as if the government is endorsing it as the law of the land. Remember when the Pope came to St. Louis? I was there. the City was like shut down there were so many people in the streets who wanted to get a look at His Holiness and the Popemobile.
And if you wanted to put up your objects in your yards and your churches, why don't you do it there?
The reason why nobody has to fight for your rights is- you're the majority. And you know that. It's unpopular and minority ideas that need to be protected.

Answer 5

Oh thank you thank you!
I bring this up alot.
How can they say that they embrace diversity and HATE Christians? Buddhist - deep thinker, Scientology - intelligent and glamorous, Islamic - a religion of peace, (that was hard to type) Atheist, brave choice, OH and dont forget we must love and embrace homosexuality! and then who is the Christian according to the liberals? gullable idiot crazy zealot.....
The ACLU went to the highest court in the land to defend the rights of 'THE MAN BOY LOVE ASSOCIATION" to exist, this would be a club for men who enjoy having sex with little boys.
They poke fun and harrass the Pro Life movement, the sidewalk counselors....choice protestors become violent destroying the graphic images of aborted babies being displayed NOTHING is done.
We, as Pro Life advocates, are challenged, ridiculed, taunted and called crazy...WE are the ones trying to expose the EVIL of abortion, the nightmarish reality...we DO NOT profit from this (our reward in in Heaven) ABORTIONISTS earn about $2300 on a good day and the "couselors" that answer the phone are trained marketting professionals earning $25 to "sell" the abortion to frightened, confused, desperate women and well meaning parents. VERY CLEAR what their motivation is. The "choice" side is fueled by ignorance, arrogance, selfishness and self righteousness....they hate when WE use images of aborted babies because the gruesome reality of what abortion is becomes plain to all....it is ugly, disturbing and frightening because abortion is all of those things.
They may have their high priced attny's defending them and their agenda....but our strength comes from an ALMIGHTY saviour, protector and through Christ we are victorious.
Their attorney wont be able to defend them come judgment day.

Answer 6

One has to remember though there is No seperation of church and state in the Constitution

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances"-1st Ammendment

No where does it say that the free practice is to be denied.. it only states the goverment cannont officially Back a religon or make a state religon

Seperation of church and state is a buzzphrase from a thomas Jefferson letter

The phrase "separation of church and state" does not appear in the Constitution, but rather is derived from a letter written by Thomas Jefferson to a group identifying themselves as the Danbury Baptists. In that letter, quoting the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, he writes: "I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, thus building a wall of separation between Church and State." Letter to Danbury Baptists (1802)

Answer 7

The ACLU has thought its history taken on unpopular causes why because the rights of the public and individuals need to be protected. I would much rather have someone protecting and defending my constitutional rights then have the eroded away by Bush and the neo Republicans.

Answer 8

Please look at the attached link. It includes information on the ACLU's work on behalf of religious organizations that have been discriminated against. The Constitution prohibits any direct support of a religious viewpoint by government, as well as any discrimination against such views. The ACLU has done much work on both of those points, but their detractors tend to only pay attention to the former.

Answer 9

Because Christians bomb people who do not covert to Christianity

Christians behead infidels.

Christians were responsible for 911 1 and 911 II

Christians belive its ok to have 4 wives....beat them for their own good...enslave them...stone them to death for showing a ankle

Christians force their beliefs on the unsuspecting public through PR programs and "advocacy" groups like CAIR Christians Against Interesting Religions

Christinas want you dead

/Infidelophobia filter off

Answer 10

Separation of church and state. If you want to peacefully protest, I'm sure the ACLU will fight for your rights also.