Does it seem to you that American Christians are being watched by the ACLU more that other religions? Does it matter that the founding fathers clearly used Bible ethics as guides for framing the constitution? Should American Christians become more vocal about their beliefs?
2007-03-30 14:21:00 · 21 answers · asked by Velt65 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It is more pronounced in Canada and Europe where "hate speech" laws have been used to prosecute Pastors preaching from the Bible about issues like homosexuality. In the U.S. Pastors are prohibited from preaching about political matters or endorsing candidates from the pulpit because then the IRS can take away their tax exempt status. Perhaps it's only a matter of time before the U.S. follows them in this regard.
2007-03-30 14:25:26 · answer #1 · answered by Martin S 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Nope.
Sorry to burst your "poor persecuted Christian" bubble, but the ACLU protects the civil rights of Christians as much as anyone else: http://www.aclufightsforchristians.com/
When the ACLU opposes Christianity is when Christians attempt the bulldoze over those same civil rights for everyone else.
The founding fathers were very clear that EVERYONE is entitled to religious freedom--not just Christians.
When Christians attempt to bypass the Constitution in order to impress their religious beliefs on non-Christians, the ACLU steps in and practices precisely those ethics that the founding fathers enshrined in the Constitution.
2007-03-30 23:53:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The founding fathers knew what they were doing separating church and state. You have the right to practice any religion you wish and no one can stop you. It would be considered infringing on the rights of others when one group wanted to preach their feelings to everyone else. The ACLU isn't out to get Christians. They are just making sure they are being fair to people who may not be Christian. It may seem that they are doing something wrong in your opinion, but would you feel the same if you were Muslim or Buddhist?
2007-03-30 21:51:12 · answer #3 · answered by jan b 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. American Christians are beside themselves thinking they are being persecuted, because they have been the group with the most rights and special privileges for a long time, and now other groups are beginning to stand up and demand to be given the same sorts of rights and privileges that Christians have enjoyed. They don't want to share the VIP table, so they are crying like spoiled children. When women were fighting for the right to vote, there were males in this country claiming they were being persecuted. When African-Americans were fighting for equal rights, there were whites claiming they were being persecuted. There are no rights being taken away from Christians. You can still pray in school, (just not during time that is supposed to be devoted to learning, or as a part of the curriculum) and you can still bring your Bible to school, (you just can't use it as a science textbook).
**And it is in our constitution that one religion can not be given special consideration over another religion.
2007-03-30 21:55:10 · answer #4 · answered by Jess H 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
SOME American Christians believe that it is their right and duty to convert the rest of America, so that we all behave and think in the same way that they do. When anyone objects to this activity SOME American Christians cry foul and claim that their rights to free speech have been violated.
But those same FEW American Christians cannot stand the idea that others have the same right that they do. That no one should be forced to listen to a sermon. If they had wanted to hear one their are hundreds of thousands of church's, television shows, and radio shows that they could tune into to do so.
Those same Christians want to be able to have directed prayer in schools, but those same Christians would call on the Reverends Faldwell, and Robertson and all of the attorneys in Heritage University if at the same time schools allowed Muslim, Wiccan, Heathen or Hindu students to do the same thing.
Believe me, unless you want them to start forcing people into churches at knife-point, I don't think that you could be more vocal.
2007-03-30 21:35:53 · answer #5 · answered by jennette h 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Yes and Yahoo is right in there with the discriminating Bastards.
Yes American Christians should become much more vocal about their beleifs.
2007-03-30 21:29:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Here's a quote from Rev. Pat Robertson:
Pray to Yahweh, infallible white man who sits on a toilet-like White Throne of Judgment on a carpet of stars, defecating the unsaved into a swirling, fecal-stained porcelain portal to Hell, that the remaining liberal Supreme Court Justices – are of whom are old, feeble, and riddled with secret VD even Chinese whores don't get – all fall victim to sudden, career-ending, cranium-imploding brain aneurysms!
Now what do you think? Want to hear more?
2007-03-30 21:30:37 · answer #7 · answered by bandycat5 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Look up HR 1592 soon by "our" Congress.
this is more anti-Christian than special rights for homosexuals.
It is also against the First Amendment.
If this goes through, I wonder if the jails will fill up more with Bible believers than the real criminals.
2007-03-30 21:31:23 · answer #8 · answered by n9wff 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Christians are not losing any rights. No one can stop a Christian from praying, carrying the 10 commandments into any building, etc.
2007-03-30 21:25:20 · answer #9 · answered by Fish <>< 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
First of all, it's losing and not loosing. Second of all, every person is losing the right to freedom of speech. Soon, we will have as much right to speak out as anti-communist protesters in China.
2007-03-30 21:24:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋