Christians, are you aware of the following incidents which show our freedom being threatened?

Question

Baton Rouge, LA:
A church ministering to refugees of a Hurricane Katrina emergency housing project ordered to shut down voluntary barbecue suppers because the Gospel was presented afterward to those who wished to hear.
Wilson County, TN:
Parents threatened with legal action for wanting to pray for their children's elementary school.
Philadelphia, PA:
Police arrested 11 peaceful Christians for sharing the Gospel outside a major rally promoting homosexual behavior. They were threatened with prison terms of up to 40 years.
Frenchtown, NJ:
An elementary school student told she couldn't sing about God in an after-school talent show.
Springfield, MO:
A college student at Missouri State University threatened with her degree being withheld if she did not compromise her religious beliefs on homosexual adoption.
Boyd County, KY:
Parents told they can't "opt out" their children from school "diversity training" that promotes homosexual behavior and undermines their religious beliefs.

Answer 1

What about separation of Church and state?

If Christians value their Freedom they should study the Bible and apply doctrine in their lives. Christians need to pray and teach their own children the word of God. Our Freedom will be taken away if enough Christians do not fulfill the Protocol plan that God has for their life.
Look up Psalm 33:10

"The Lord frustrates the plans of the nations;
he thwarts the purposes of the peoples.
But the plans of the Lord stand firm forever,
the puposes of his heart through all generations."

Evil nations would love to take away our Freedom.

Answer 2

The land of the free and the home of the free. We do not have gathering laws against athiests or political parties of any kind. We don't appear to have any laws that are racists of any kind like neonazis etc. And when did Christians suddenly become an enemy of the state? I read about Christian persecution in other countries as a kid growing up in the 1960s and was made aware of their plight. Yet I never thought I'd see it happen here in the United States of America. If America falls with this kind of freedom, then where do freedom loving people go? We as Christians must fight back. Religious freedom and not state run religion as it was done in Europe was the very reason why America was founded.

Answer 3

Psalm 2
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1 Why do the nations conspire
and the peoples plot in vain?

2 The kings of the earth take their stand
and the rulers gather together
against the LORD
and against his Anointed One.

3 "Let us break their chains," they say,
"and throw off their fetters."

4 The One enthroned in heaven laughs;
the Lord scoffs at them.

5 Then he rebukes them in his anger
and terrifies them in his wrath, saying,

6 "I have installed my King
on Zion, my holy hill."

7 I will proclaim the decree of the LORD :
He said to me, "You are my Son ;
today I have become your Father.

8 Ask of me,
and I will make the nations your inheritance,
the ends of the earth your possession.

9 You will rule them with an iron scepter ;
you will dash them to pieces like pottery."

10 Therefore, you kings, be wise;
be warned, you rulers of the earth.

11 Serve the LORD with fear
and rejoice with trembling.

12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry
and you be destroyed in your way,
for his wrath can flare up in a moment.
Blessed are all who take refuge in him.

John 15:18,19
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If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you.

2 Corinthians 3:14
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But their minds were made dull, for to this day the same veil remains when the old covenant is read. It has not been removed, because only in Christ is it taken away.

Answer 4

*sigh*

You have taken some out of context and added bias. People, take note that each of these has been summarized by the asker. We are not getting the full story, as someone else pointed out.

That being said, you Christians are not having your rights taken away. What is being taken away is what you have had for too long: undeserved power. You feel that your beliefs make you special, but so long as you live in a constitutional republic like this one, your ideas are NOTHING special. They are one set of ideas out of many. You need to understand that any governmental institution that advocates religion WILL face trouble because of the notion of separation of church and state. The government cares mostly about power, yes, and does indeed show injustice... to EVERYONE, not just YOU. Stop whining about your meaningless issues. It is not your place to force ideas upon others. You may speak up all you want in this country, but not getting your way is not the equivalent of having rights taken away.

Answer 5

I didn't and all of that is wrong ( not you, what is happening is wrong). But what ever happened to 'freedom for everyone or freedom of speech'?
But what's the point of preaching to people who know what there dong is wrong but want to do it any ways?
It's a better idea to preach to those who listen. Then every body will be happy in there own filth.
But I'm no better. I know that I can be a real hard head some times.

Answer 6

Please provide links to these statements that are taken out of context.

As a fact, I know that the peaceful Christians sharing the gospel outside a major rally promoting homosexual behavior...is referring to Fred Phelps and Westboro Baptist Church...the guy notorious for godhatesfags.com...these are not peaceful Christians sharing the gospel...these are people who picket at funerals of our military.

People like you who twist stories to support your view are not of God. Do you realize this is sin.

Answer 7

Here, I'll add one!!

Marion, IL:
2007 senior class told that they can't pray at their high school graduation.

Isn't it horrible? They tell us that we have freedom of speech, then get all over us for talking about our faith. They say not to offend anyone for what they believe, then tell us repeatedly how dumb Christians are. They say that we can't talk about God, but then don't do anything when someone says "Oh my God!" I could go on for hours. I can't wait until God comes back for us!

Answer 8

All of these incidents point to some form of control over personal beliefs. Think.....who is doing the controlling & why? All of these examples happened in the US.

Your freedom is not threatened, you never had freedom to begin with. You were just made to believe you did.

Just think & read, then think some more.

Answer 9

The best comparison I have heard is that Christians are claiming discrimination because someone else wants to ride in the front of the bus now. Well move over.
Although it is seemingly inconsistent, the one type of speech we cannot tolerate is speech that advocates intolerance. Freedom is rarely pretty, and tolerance is the spice that makes it all palatable.

Answer 10

I've heard there's an impending 2nd civil war that's going to take place in the U.S.