If so, what kind of prayers should be forced on everyone? And what type of church should people be made to go to.
There's more than one religion out there, ya know.
2007-10-14 09:24:45 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I don't think there should be a law. To have a religion is that person's choice. The freedom of choice. However, if there was a law I would say Chrisianity, since I'm a Christian. It's a great religion, we can go straight to God, not to the preist and there aren't special rituals depending on what string or type of Christianity you fall into.
2007-10-14 09:30:36 · answer #1 · answered by Torrence 1 · 1⤊ 3⤋
The separation between church and state would prohibit such an awful thing. Require people to do practically anything spells rebellion. What kind of prayer would come from the mouth of a person forced to pray? Freedom of speech and freedom of religion are beautiful things but need to be coupled with what is phrased 'free will'.
2007-10-14 09:38:52 · answer #2 · answered by Terry L 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are too many laws already and something needs to be done about our diminishing rights to choose our own ways. Insurance companies don't want to pay out so anything that threatens our health becomes illegal...UNLESS it's big and there's money to be made on it. It was legal to sell cigarettes when I was a child because I used to buy them for my parents. Now, it's against the law to smoke one in my own car if there's a child in it. I don't disagree with the protection of children but the legality that allows the product to be sold at all. Alcohol is a killer also but it's legal.
2007-10-14 09:41:12 · answer #3 · answered by midnite rainbow 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The freewill of ourselves will make this impossible for this would only be infringing upon the freewill of all humanity and that is something that all God realized persons will never attempt as there are many who are evolving out of that low point of view and are living constructive and creative lives right now without having to go to Sunday school.
2007-10-14 09:34:40 · answer #4 · answered by mike hughes 52 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 2nd question there answers the first. The answer is no, because it would be out of our capacity as man, to decide what every other man should pray, without taking away the freedom of that other man, and therefore make into cattle, those men.
2007-10-14 10:40:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are talking about a Theocracy type of government. This is one of the worst forms of government out there.
And NO ONE should be forced to do anything; especially with regards to religion.
2007-10-14 10:20:28 · answer #6 · answered by Imagine No Religion 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Required by law to pray and go to church???? That's not religion, that's dictatorship and who ever instigates that sort of stupidity is looking for a revolt ......and should be shot in the process.
2007-10-14 09:53:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
no b/c there has to be a separation of church n state b/c this is a free country. you cant make someone go to church n pray b/c that would be like a dictatorship...this is a democracy. we learned from history like in the roman empire that forcing ppl to adopt beliefs leads to terror and war.
2007-10-14 09:30:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
NO. Government is for the secular lives of people, and religion is for the spiritual lives of people. Each does their own job, and doesn't need to be hindered by the other.
2007-10-14 09:31:12 · answer #9 · answered by Cat 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely NOT! I would 100% reject any attempt at an earthly theocracy! Those that think Dubya is attempting such really don't understand what it would take to totally pull that off.
Btw, some people would label me a "fundie" and others would just stick with "conservative Christian". Whatever.
2007-10-14 09:29:58 · answer #10 · answered by herfinator 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋