Posted on 04/22/2007 4:42:02 AM PDT by Kaslin
So you think that freedom of religion is actually freedom of your religion, or that there were no muslim students at VT?
Pretty much just as freedom of speech is actually only freedom of the speech as long as it doesn't include Jesus or God and that it doesn't offend some liberal group.
One can worship a fence post and be heralded as a 'free thinker' but when we say that Jesus is the ONLY way, we are branded as hate-mongers and intolerant. I know that your question wasn't aimed at me, but...I've had just about all I'm willing to take of "tolerant" people trying to make me feel guilty for worshiping Jesus.
So yea, that same freedom of religion.
I’m no fan of Governor Tim Kaine, but it was rather amazing that in the entire convocation, he was the one who mentioned Christ.
Just so you know, the comment that I was responding to was someone who felt that the Muslim clergy should not have been allowed at the VT memorial. They had a Buddhist, a Christian, a Rabbi, and an Imam. I don’t understand why the poster felt a Muslim should not have been allowed to speak.
Fox was showing a video this morning of a Methodist church in VA - they were having a special service for the families and inviting them to come and speak. The way they explained it, it sounded like a good thing - and the Pastor of the church commented that we needed to rely more on JESUS and His ability to get us through this difficult time.
It was a little late in coming, but I hope it will help some people get their lives back to normal. I can speak from personal experience that losing your child is a horrible thing to go through .. no matter how they die.
My personal relationship with Jesus, and the loving counsel of my Pastor and his wife have been very helpful.
You're right, and perhaps I took it wrong and shouldn't have been so quick to 'jump on you'.
I think that the tolerant attitude towards everybody except Christians is very frustrating...it is to me anyway. I may have incorrectly grouped you into that category. If I did, I apologize.
The only one, as I recall.
You're correct. I meant to type "only one."
Apology accepted. I too am a Christian and would like my religious rights to be preserved. But, I also have a strong love of my country and the principles that it was founded on, including the freedom of religion. I want the right to practice my religion as I want those of other religions to have the freedom to practice their religion too.
Apology accepted. I too am a Christian and would like my religious rights to be preserved. But, I also have a strong love of my country and the principles that it was founded on, including the freedom of religion. I want the right to practice my religion as I want those of other religions to have the freedom to practice their religion too.
I am no fan of his either but I thought his remarks at the convocation were appropriate and comforting. I’m having a hard time typing something positive about him - but he has done a good job throughout the whole situation.
you know, i totally agree and it shocks me. i was not prepared to feel favorably disposed towards him, but i did feel that way. he more than once surprised me, including shouting about not making this a ‘political hobbyhorse’ to the person at the press conference last week that wanted to make it anti-gun.
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