Posted on 03/08/2013 11:28:15 AM PST by nickcarraway
‘freedom of speech’ now requires a permit
tough to call something a ‘right’ if you must get permission before exercising it
Did Jesus tell the early church to go into the world and make disciples? ~ If that `proselytizing` is prohibited, then is not the government prohibiting the exercise of the religion?
When Dear Leader gets all his high speed train lines installed across the land, we’ll all be REQUIRED to sing his praises in glorious anthems of his greatness.
No, certainly not. You may not force your particular brand of religion on me, in circumstances where I may not avoid your behavior. The Court has used this principle to ban prayer in schools, in assemblies, etc. I believe that they have gone too far in the case of an opening prayer in a time set aside for such ceremony, but we certainly have a right to proscribe public exhortations that are unsolicited and unwelcome.
Consider this: My wife and I attend the symphony, to hear a program of Vaughan Williams selections. In the middle of Variations on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, some wacko sitting in the Orchestra section arises and begins to recite the Koran. Am I compelled to listen, or should he be tossed out on his ear? Toss him out.
Time to replace the statue of Rosa Parks with this lady!;-)
Singing is proselytizing?
I remember when my daughter was about 3 and we were in a drug store and she started singing Jesus Loves Me kind of loud. I was telling her to be quiet and a lady came up to me and said “oh, don’t stop her - that is so sweet”. I guess those days are long gone. We’d both probably be arrested now.
“I may be pissed but I’m not going to throw/man-handle an elderly lady off the train.”
And your solution to the situation would have been?
Hopefully not, but if the owner of the drug store doesn’t want any singing, you and your daughter do not have a right to do it as a Constitutional Right.
BTW, many of these restrictions as they apply to public spaces came about during the boom box era and the cacophony of audio assaults that were sent our way. Religious music enjoys no special protection when these restrictions are put in place. On the other hand, you can not single out religious express but allow rap and country music.
Well, no one complained and the one lady actually liked it, so all was well. And I still hear cars blasting rap with profanity, etc. all the time. I guess I should just blast my Casting Crowns.
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