> Sam wrote: > I am not Christian and the ACLU does not protect ones freedom to > worship, unless they are Muslim. They are actually seeking to destroy > freedom of religion. >
No, they are seeking freedom of, AND FROM, religion. You have the right to worship whomever you'd like in the privacy of your own home or private building. The ACLU just doesn't want the government supporting religion. This bothers many people because they've become accustomed to "Christmas" versus "holiday break" and other Christian symbols in government such as courtrooms (myself included). Like immigration and slavery, however, things have been that way due to a lack of enforcement. The ACLU is attempting to protect our constitutional rights by insisting on having the laws enforced. Here's a toughy though: schools. Since the government funds schools, the schools, teachers, etc. should be in no way associated with a religion. Brian asked about a teacher with a crucifix necklace; well it could be argued that that's an endorsement of religion by schools, a gov't body, and therefore a no-no. However maybe the no-no infringes on personal freedoms. The real question is, therefore, where do personal freedoms begin and end for people in the workplace - especially the gov't workplace? Unfortunately we can't find out unless somebody sues the schools to get a ruling from the Supreme Court. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Now there’s a better way to fax. eFax makes it possible to use your existing email account to send and receive faxes. Try eFax free. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=63 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:156794 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
