Do you believe in FREEDOM or ONLY freedom to do something you AGREE WITH?

Question

Would you fight for the rights for someone to do something that you disaprove of???


My religion states that gay marriage is a mistake...but I support the rights for gay marriage and will fight against any discrimnation against gays,


Do you believe in freedom..or only freedom for people with the same worldview has you

Answer 1

I agree with you!
I am christian by principle too. however, im also a supporter of gay rights and abortion.
although it seems contradictory, it isnt at all.
i mean, if god didnt want gays to exist, why do they? also, if god thinks abortion is wrong, why is it that ladies get knocked up by accident?
Its a matter of perception and perspective really. People interprete things differently.
For example, most christians agree that if you were abt to be shot, it would be alright to shoot first in defence. however, dont forget that one of the 10 commandments is "thou shalt not kill". has that been overriden by circumstance? its a matter of interpretation.
i get a lot of heat for being left wing and christian too. i get shunned for personally believing in left wing principles too.
however, i applaud your courage in standing up for others. and dont sell yourself short because yes it is courage you possess.

Answer 2

There are always restraints on freedom caused by living in a society composed of many other people. Other people have rights too, and these rights must be respected so that the society can flourish.

We would not have the conflict you describe if religion and politics, church and state had not been mixed over the past 25 years. The states could legally recognize a gay civil union and marriages performed by ministers would not be affected. Religions would remain free to refuse the sacrament of marriage to gays. But then Republicans would not have this "wedge" issue that brings Republican "values voters" to the polls in droves.

Answer 3

That's a hard question. I'd fight for the rights of a person to say and think things, even if I didn't agree with those beliefs myself. Having said that, if a persons right of freedom included harming/destroying others or the planet and it's creatures in some way, I'd fight to make sure they weren't given their freedom.

Answer 4

Freedom is a word that has many meanings to many people. What most Americans mean when they talk about freedom are the rights listed in the Bill of Rights of the U.S. Constitution. Among these rights is the freedom of speech, freedom of worship and freedom of redress of grievances. These issues are addressed in the U.S. Constitution because when the U.S. was founded such rights did not exist in England.

Voltaire, a French writer, wrote that I may disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. Many Americans feel that strongly about the right to freedom of speech. However, there are limits to what may be said. If what is said is untrue, then the person saying the untruth may be sued for slander. If what is said is untrue and it is printed, then the author may be sued for libel.

When it comes to "rights" for gay marriage, there are no legal rights for or against it. Many people speak of things as if they were "rights" but something is only a "right" if it is a law. Teenagers thing that they have a "right" to dress as they please but the school dress code may say otherwise.

Some day such issues as "gay marriage" may become a legal issue (precedent) and then it will be ajudicated by the U.S. Supreme Court. For now, it is not a right. This is the same for the pro-life issue of abortion. This centers on the legal definition of personhood of the unborn fetus. The first decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in this regard was Roe v. Wade.

Some things that are called "freedom" are just choices because there are no real legal consequences. I can choose to part my hair on the left, the right, in the middle, or not at all. That is my choice. I do not have a choice of which side to drive on the street. That is a law. I have a choice to believe or not believe in God. That is a choice. I have the freedom to worship God in whichever fashion I choose. That is a right. I may choose to vote for a Democrat, a Republican, a Socialist, a Communist or not to vote at all. That is my choice. It is also my right to vote because I am a U.S. citizen and above voting age. A non-citizen does not have a right to vote.

Would I fight for the rights of someone to do something that I disapprove of? Well, yes and no. It takes a lot of time, effort and energy to fight for something as was proven by the Civil Rights of 1964. So if I were going to fight for something, I would put my effort into something that I approve of.

Now, you may be asking about fighting in the sense of the military. The military in the U.S. is voluntary. Soldiers fight because it is their job. They may disagree ideologically and that makes it difficult if the time to re-enlistment is far away. Pne of the reasons that U.S. soldiers are now fighting in the Middle East so that Muslims can have some freedom in their country. For example, at first when the U.S. toppled Saddam Hussein's regieme, the Iraqis were happy, some time later when the difficult task of establishing a power structure began, the different factions in Iraq started quarreling. Now, U.S. soldiers in Iraq face a very difficult police function. They may fight to uphold freedom although they disagree with the Muslim worldview.

Answer 5

No i would not, but i wouldn't fight against it neither. I don't approve of "gays" but there is no way i can stop same sex intercourse. Most of the time they try to force people to accept their sexual preference, if they have the right to be fore it then equally i have the right to be against it. But ultimately in the end they shall be punished BY their sins not FOR them. Freedom itself is only limited no matter what u r or where u r from. Any body that pushes for true freedom will soon find out it is unattainable while we r members of a society. We need rules to keep order unfortunately/fortunately it liberates some and restricts others.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

I would first say I do not know what you mean by freedom. I would then say that you have not defined marriage. Once you define marriage, I will be able to have an opinion.

As it stands your definition of marriage, or freedom and mine have to be defined before I can agree or disagree. If my definition is different from yours then we can agree and disagree, but we may be agreeing or disagreeing over something which we actually agree.

I believe that everyone has to find their own answers, based on the available information.

In general marriage should be made illegal. We would then discover the truth behind the viel!

Answer 8

You mistake freedom with taking responsibility for ones actions. You are "free" to commit murder. That doesn't mean that you will pay no penalty for that action. There are all kinds of laws and restrictions on our actions and you are "free" to chose to follow them or not.
BTW: you aren't much of a believer in what ever you claim to be your religion. You can't have it both ways... If your religion is against gay marriage you cannot both support your religion and the "rights" of gays to marry. The two are at opposite ends of the spectrum. So if you support gay marriage you are rejecting your religious teaching.

Answer 9

There is no such thing as "freedom"! We are "free" to live,but within restrictions of the law of the land!! I know exactly what YOU are getting at,as I know you have just converted to Islam!! No I would not fight for the rights of someone doing something I disapprove of.So reading between the lines,if you are really asking,would I fight for Islam,or your rights as a Muslim,then the answer is no.

Answer 10

I believe in freedom to do something. I believe in tolerance; religions and clerics dictate various things quoting bibles, korans and other media but think for a while:-

Clerics (of whatever the religion is) were accused on sex offences, manslaughter (inquisitions, beheading). If hell exists you would find some of these people roasting down there....

So my belief towards humanity is :- Live and let live, that is I am not gay and don't have any problem for people who are gay; there is only one thing they respect my life and I respect theirs; if I was happy to marry a woman then that was fine with me! if a man wants to marry a man then let it be and everyone will live happilly ever after.

Answer 11

Most people have no real concept of freedom. They believe that freedom is this rosy, cheerful blanket to wrap themselves up in and have it protect them from all that would cause them harm. Indeed, most believe that they are free, but in the same breath, would whine if they did not get something to which they felt they were entitled.

Freedom, does not mean that you are free from the consequences of your actions.... you are just free to do what you want, regardless of consequences.

With that said, none of us are free. We are a culture that is bound together by laws. Some of them good, some of them bad. That's all.

Most people do not want freedom... all they want is just and merciful masters. When the "masters" overstep their boundaries, then it's up to the people to show them who the real masters are.

Think about it.