If the government says "no religion" but John over there believes in God, or a god/s, is he free? No, he isn't.
So doesn't freedom infact require religion? Not forced religion, I'm not saying to have a free country you have to have a official religion or anything, but you still need religions in order to have freedom, because one essential freedom is the freedom of religion, the right to think and believe however you see fit...
2007-12-16 14:21:29 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
So you're suggesting that he meant "Freedom must include freedom of religion." If that's truly what was on his mind, I am much relieved.
You know, Romney (among some other candidates) sometimes likes to be associated with President Kennedy.
Maybe that's what he was aiming for when he said "Freedom requires religion and religion requires freedom." Because Kennedy's speech writers often came up with snappy little turn-around phrases like that. The most memorable is, "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country." Also, something like, "Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate." There were many others.
Anyhow, hadn't Romney been asked what the heck he meant? Anybody hear an explanation from the horse's mouth?
2007-12-16 19:40:51 · answer #1 · answered by yutsnark 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Freedom from religion comes through education.
People should be free to be ripped off by con artists
but the government has laws against fraud and
deceptive practises.
2007-12-16 14:34:56 · answer #2 · answered by Jesusa 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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No one's saying that the government should say "no religion". Religious freedom is required for true freedom. However, if everyone freely became an atheist, they could be free without religion. Religion is not required for freedom at all and in many cases hinders it.
2007-12-16 14:26:43 · answer #3 · answered by Eiliat 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes, you should be free to decide your own religion, and free to choose no religion at all by the same notion. Whether religion or lack of religion is right or logical or beneficial to society or not is another issue, however...(yet has a similar answer).
2007-12-16 14:28:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, not quite. In the terms you are using, freedom encompasses freedom of religion, but it does not require religion.
2007-12-16 14:26:06 · answer #5 · answered by Kevin M 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Truth shall set you free
2007-12-16 14:40:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't. You are free to believe or not believe.
Ta da!
No religion required.
2007-12-16 14:27:04 · answer #7 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You can believe anything you want, who says you can't?
2007-12-16 14:25:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋