Originally posted by: BrikHaus81
OK, well I don't really know what "constructionist language" is, and I'm not going to bother debating this to death with people who would rather nitpick my argument than provide rebuttal arguments, so I'll just provide a link to what I think is an interesting article about freedom of vs. freedom from religion. It contradicts some points I tried to make earlier and back up some as well.
http://atheism.about.com/od/churchstatemyths/a/freedomfrom.htm
If you don't want to read the whole thing, I think this paragraph sums up the argument nicely: "What freedom from religion does mean, however, is the freedom from the rules and dogmas of other people’s religious beliefs so that we can be free to follow the demands of our own conscience, whether they take a religious form or not. Thus, we have both freedom of religion and freedom from religion because they are two sides of the same coin."
Originally posted by: JediSage
You are sorely misinformed. Can you provide constructionist language that supports your point?
Originally posted by: BrikHaus81
Freedom of religion in this country is also freedom from the religion of others.
Freedom of religion in this country is also freedom from the religion of others.
You are sorely misinformed. Can you provide constructionist language that supports your point?
OK, well I don't really know what "constructionist language" is, and I'm not going to bother debating this to death with people who would rather nitpick my argument than provide rebuttal arguments, so I'll just provide a link to what I think is an interesting article about freedom of vs. freedom from religion. It contradicts some points I tried to make earlier and back up some as well.
http://atheism.about.com/od/churchstatemyths/a/freedomfrom.htm
If you don't want to read the whole thing, I think this paragraph sums up the argument nicely: "What freedom from religion does mean, however, is the freedom from the rules and dogmas of other people’s religious beliefs so that we can be free to follow the demands of our own conscience, whether they take a religious form or not. Thus, we have both freedom of religion and freedom from religion because they are two sides of the same coin."
You seem to be under the delusion that the phrases "Freedom of" or "Freedom from" religion appear somewhere in the constitution - they don't. "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."
Having a nativity scene in a Christmas festival on public property does not qualify as a government entity making a law respecting the establishment of religion, nor does it qualify as a government entity forcing you into a specific religious belief.
I'm not religious in the slightest, but this newfound PC ultra-sensitivity to anything and everything perceived to be Christian is pure fucking bullshit regardless of what side of belief you fall on.