Someone here answered the following:
" The American Civil Liberties Union is legally active group which defends your basic rights under the constitution - they will defend your right to free speech even if no one wants to hear it and also your right to the freedom from religion in the classroom (keeping creationism out of the classroom). If the law is on your side, they will help you, often for free."
Wow!
1) Right to Free speech and...........
2) Freedom FROM religion in the same paragraph. What about the rights of the religious?
A contradiction. Shouldn't freedom of speech include freedom OF religion? Not, Freedom FROM it?????????????
Bad, bad ACLU !!!!!!!!!!
2006-12-15 16:04:59 · 31 answers · asked by Lily P 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Very funny copycat!!!!!!!
2006-12-15 16:26:24 · update #1
And you all support NAMBLA too ey????
2006-12-15 16:37:54 · update #2
Oh Tami, you are a bad girl, you are not supposed to notice things like that.
2006-12-15 16:08:44 · answer #1 · answered by Hannah's Grandpa 7 · 4⤊ 6⤋
Ok, if public schools could preach religion, THERE WOULD NOT BE FREEDOM OF RELIGION. Can you understand that? If they decided to preach Buddhism in public schools, wouldn't you be unhappy because that religion is not your religion and shouldn't be forced upon your child (ALTHOUGH I PRAY THAT YOU HAVEN'T AND WON'T EVER REPRODUCE)? Therefore, we don't practice any religion in school and you are free to practice your religion on your own time, or to send your kids to a non-public school.
They will defend your right to free speech even if no one wants to hear it, but this does not mean teachers are free to say whatever they want in classrooms. Do you understand, or do you need me to explain more?
Why do you think freedom of religion means freedom to force your religion on others?? You are free to go to school and say prayers before tests, where necklaces with Jesus on the cross on them, say a few Hail Mary's etc. You just are not free to force everyone at the school to do so as well. Why is that so hard to understand? I've read some of your questions and answers, and you seriously make me fear for humanity.
2006-12-15 16:13:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
Freedom OF implies freedom FROM.
Instead of mindlessly repeating something you read on Answers, why don't you visit the ACLU site and find out from THEM what they do. It might just surprise you.
2006-12-15 18:29:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Freedom is always based upon duties and responsibilities. We, Americans, do not like that part of freedom. We have perverted that part of the meaning of the concept of freedom.What eventually can happen is there will be no freedom for anyone. Just look at the anger now in our politics.
2006-12-15 16:13:28 · answer #4 · answered by tjdepere2003 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
As much as I disagree with the ACLU, I must admit that they have defended the religious rights of some Americans, so they're not all bad.
2006-12-15 16:10:55 · answer #5 · answered by David S 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Freedom of and from religion are by no means opposites.
I pity you for having the inability to think of this issue in anything other than shallow, self-serving terms.
Someday you may be able to truly think about this and realize your misunderstanding. But clearly you are not emotionally or intellectually prepared for that yet.
2006-12-15 16:10:15 · answer #6 · answered by devlsadvoct 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Well, religion in public schools doesn't sound smart. And I am a Christian. I think they only worry about secular stuff because they are the Civil liberties union, not the religious liberties union.
2006-12-15 16:08:43 · answer #7 · answered by The GMC 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
we aren't shoving propiganda down the throats of the religious are we?
the religouse people have the rights to teach their children about 'god' after school hours. but if your kid is in a public school, she/he doesn't need to hear about someone else's beliefs.
you christians, pushing your belifs on every one else, stopping them from their own rights. you say that abortion is against your religion so lets ban it for every one. same with same sex marriages. can't you see how rude and imposing you are?
think outside the box for once, just for one moment look at the world around you and see the damage your god causes, or rather the damage his 'followers' cause.
2006-12-15 16:14:58 · answer #8 · answered by unknown 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Like tonalc1 said.
Separation of church and state. You can worship in school, but not force it on others. The countries already under pressure from Christians about gay marriage/union. It balances out one way or another.
2006-12-15 16:09:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Freedom of speech does not include yelling 'Fire' in a crowded theater, nor does it mean that you can circumvent the separations of church and state by saying that it is free speech.
PS Try educating yourself in history and politics before you make these kinds of statements.
2006-12-15 16:09:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
Freedom from religion in the *classroom* .. big difference, dear. Classrooms are for reading, writing and arithmetic. Church is for religion. What religion would you have in the classroom, and which would you leave out? Who would choose, and who would be unfairly discriminated against???
Bad, bad Oh-Tami!!!!!!!!
2006-12-15 16:11:43 · answer #11 · answered by MyPreshus 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋