Almost daily I read on here that christians are losing rights. I want you to tell me what rights you are losing. remember if it effects the government and not you it is not a right.
2007-06-16 10:18:57 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You have not lost the right to pray in school you have lost the ability to force others to listen.
2007-06-16 10:26:58 · update #1
Aron you do not have to surrender to me.
2007-06-16 10:30:11 · update #2
your friend was probley busted for disturbing the peace a crime, not a right
2007-06-16 10:33:09 · update #3
Nothing I just think you atheists are taking over for chrissake, It could be a sign Gods coming back to take us to heaven, but I don't know about the rest of you.
2007-06-16 10:22:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
As an American I'm loosing "Capitalistic" Rights which is where the Christains exist within this country. The government is "Public" while religion falls into "Private"
The property taxes for Education (Public) are high. Regardless if you have kids or don't have kids, you are paying for what the Government deems moral. Additionally, should you have kids and want to send them to a real place of learning (that's not failing) well ... you still get stuck paying for a failing education system on top of the bill from the private educator (with no tax breaks).
Our "troops" who've died (recently or long ago) are now being threated of having any religious symbols taken off of memorials. Ministers & Priests who help our "troops" abroad are forbiden to say "Jesus" while Ministering.
Private Corporations like "Wallgreens" are forced to go against their ethics and sell the "Morning - After Pill" when the patient can goto "Planned Parenthood" (another Private Corp) ... this is like forcing a "Lung Doctor" to sell cigarets to his patients. Why is the govt forcing this?
The list goes on & on & on ... soon we will be so communist that religion will be gone and we will be standing in line for toilet paper while cheese rotts because it was delivered to the wrong place by the government.
2007-06-16 17:34:23 · answer #2 · answered by Giggly Giraffe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answers to this ought to be interesting. What cracks me up is in some instances the rights they claim to be losing are rights they don't think that anyone but them should have. And I love the "respect" answer. I'd like my religious beliefs to be respected, too. I practice Daemonolatry. But since, according to many of the fundies, I'm in league with Satan (proudly) I don't deserve respect, nor the right to pray in public, etc.... And for the whiny *** below me - the whole war on Christmas thing is bunk. Christians are just mad because they have to share the December holidays with people of other faiths. And they're angry that the stores decided to say Happy Holidays to be all inclusive (to make more cash) instead of catering to just them like it used to be. And for the guy below that - I pay taxes for public schools, too. Does that mean I have the right to insist my child (and yours) be taught about Lucifer during the school day instead of Reading, Writing, Math, and Science? My guess is -- no.
2007-06-16 17:29:54 · answer #3 · answered by swordarkeereon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i feel i've lost the right to practice my religion without harrassment, which is a loss of civil rights, and probably 4th degree assault,as well as my right to free speech, since i can't even say "Merry Christmas" to another Christian without someone butting in and telling me how offended they are. I guess the fact that it's rude to eavesdrop, and participate in a conversation that doesn't include you, goes right over the head of the third party.
2007-06-16 17:33:08 · answer #4 · answered by sugarbabe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Freedom of speech. already in Canada a pastor cannot biblically talk about homosexuality in his church because it would be considered a hate crime, and he will be sent to jail. People are trying to get a simular law passed in the U.S.
Someone I know was recently in a court case because people working at the court house where he was doing open air preaching at (which by the way is public domain) didn't like him out there preaching.
There are various other examples, but those two stand out the most for me.
2007-06-16 17:28:31 · answer #5 · answered by Jason M 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I haven't lost no rights at all, I still have my rights in God and that is all that matters. It just goes to show u just how much closer to the time of the Second coming of Christ which u may not believe in, but I do that's one of my many rights I have..
2007-06-16 17:57:41 · answer #6 · answered by Believer 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In our town we have lost the right at Christmas to display a nativity scene in the park downtown.........while Santa and His reindeer have taken over.
2007-06-16 17:51:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Right now there is a bill in congress that would make it a crime for a pastor to say that homosexuality is a sin. Whether or not you think it is, that would be a loss of the freedom of speech if it passes.
2007-06-16 17:24:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
For example...the right for kids to pray in school if they wish. Not to bother anyone else...but to just gather in prayer without being harrassed.
2007-06-16 17:28:10 · answer #9 · answered by Poohcat1 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't think Christians are losing any rights. the government lets us practice our religion, isn't that enough?
2007-06-16 17:25:16 · answer #10 · answered by Roxy 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋