What if one day the two combined and we were forced to observe a certain religion? Would you comply? For the sake of argument, let's say this will happen in 5 years, what will you do?
2006-11-22 18:02:34 · 16 answers · asked by mx3baby 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Thank you all for your answers! :)
2006-11-29 18:49:39 · update #1
That would be the appropriate time for Americans to exercise their right to bear arms. That is the reason that amendment exists - to allow the citizens of the country the right to take up arms against their government when the government is usurping the rights of its citizens. I would say the scenario you propose is not likely to happen, but the last six years have gotten us pretty darned close!
2006-11-29 13:36:13 · answer #1 · answered by Speedo Inspector 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If there was a relative date that I knew that this would happen? Get moving. All my life I've explained to my mostly atheist friends why I'm so passionate about my religion, but why the G-word is governmetn, not God, but I've never gotten the chance to actually get out there and do something. If it was a religion not my own, then I would gather as many people as possible of my faith to attack the government as being discriminatory, and then another group of anyone who believes as I do that there is no Government with a capital G.
Actually, thinking about it I hope I'd have the brains to realize in that situation that I'd fight equally hard if the government was a different or even the same religion as my own. But talk is cheap. I have no idea what I'd do in reality.
2006-11-23 02:13:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Good question. No one should ever force someone to believe anything, faith should be LOVE-driven NOT Fear-driven. No one should ever enforce the first FOUR commandments that deal with our relationship with God. However, the last SIX deal with our relationships with one-another and should be enforced to keep order. EX. we all don't want murderers running around, but we should be free to worship God.
Think of Daniel in the Lion's Den, a decree was made by King Darius on how to worship, and Daniel refused to follow the earthly law because it contradicted God's law. But God saved him through it. Same thing when Nebuchadnezzar made the golden idol and forced everyone to worship it, Shadrach, Mesheach and Abendigo didn't worship it because it was against God's wishes. They were saved through their ordeal as well.
Love has to be our motive to worship God.
2006-11-23 02:17:36 · answer #3 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The first amendment prohibits the establishment of a national church. However, many of the colonies did have state churches but it did not stop freedom of religion.
I Cr 13;8a
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2006-11-23 02:08:41 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would join the revolution to over-throw the failed state. Seperation of church/state was the first thing in the Constitution. Not the second, third, or fifth. It was the single most important thing to the Fathers of our country. Unlike some, I respect their point of view. I would fight to restore freedom to my beloved homeland and I would fight to throw off the oppressive religious extremists who traded all our freedoms to spread their own recipe of hate and oppression. If you want a theocracy, move to Iran and study how that sort of government works.
2006-11-23 02:10:19 · answer #5 · answered by St. Toad 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Can't happen. That is what the guarantee of seperation is about. Its not supposed to keep people from praying at school, but to keep the government from curbing the way you choose or choose not to worship.
2006-11-23 02:32:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No
I would not pray as commanded by authority, except to save my own skin and once free I would fight back.
2006-11-23 02:19:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Help people move here to California.
Best place to live - oops don't tell anyone!
2006-11-23 02:27:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Move to Canada.
2006-11-23 02:05:12 · answer #9 · answered by skunked 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
how about separation of "Church and Hate"?
2006-11-23 02:28:16 · answer #10 · answered by Ramond 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋