Comment Re:List of Government Approved Religions (Score 1) 760
I also saw that and thought the same thing. I am sure that Governor Bush did not mean it in any bad sense (or whomever wrote the speech :). Of course, comments like that should be crafted better in this politically correct day and age.
I am considered a Non-denominational Christian and I fully support freedom of religion. I may not agree with a Wicca, Shinto, etc., but that does not make it right for me to tell them that they cannot participate in their religion. I have the freedom to go to church on a Sunday morning, just like a Wicca can do whatever they do. As long as it does not tread on the liberties of others (like a human sacrifice for example, a extreme example, my apologies). That is the spirit of America. Freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom to own a weapon to defend oneself if they so choose. The freedom to vote no matter what race, color, religion, etc. Again, freedom to choose.
I love America and the freedoms it should stand for. I appreciate tremendously those who fought for those freedoms and risked or lost their lives. I grow concerned when a government starts repealing our freedoms. What concerns me more is the complacency of people to let it happen. May we never reach the point where freedom is not worth fighting for.
/. is an exercise in those freedoms.
For what it is worth....
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I am considered a Non-denominational Christian and I fully support freedom of religion. I may not agree with a Wicca, Shinto, etc., but that does not make it right for me to tell them that they cannot participate in their religion. I have the freedom to go to church on a Sunday morning, just like a Wicca can do whatever they do. As long as it does not tread on the liberties of others (like a human sacrifice for example, a extreme example, my apologies). That is the spirit of America. Freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom to own a weapon to defend oneself if they so choose. The freedom to vote no matter what race, color, religion, etc. Again, freedom to choose.
I love America and the freedoms it should stand for. I appreciate tremendously those who fought for those freedoms and risked or lost their lives. I grow concerned when a government starts repealing our freedoms. What concerns me more is the complacency of people to let it happen. May we never reach the point where freedom is not worth fighting for.
For what it is worth....
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