>So, if you are a teacher, or a mayor or other government official, are you >not sinning if you do not use every opportunity to spread the Gospel. As a >teacher, aren't you commanded by God to spread the Gospel to your pupils?
But as a teacher, you are paid to teach what the school system has provided for you to teach, if you don't like it, go teach at a church school. >This, of course, is an extreme position that is terribly politically >incorrect, but I'm sort of playing the devil's advocate here. > >Isn't it a violation of your "free exercise" rights if you are prohibited >from preaching, praying and proselytizing no matter what your position in >the government? No, as your position is voluntary, usually by both parties, you are allowed to leave, or be fired if you are not doing your job, and if your job says don't teach religion in your class, then you can't. If you have a problem with this, find another job. >Another question: If the government makes a law that says, "Thou shalt not >pray in public," isn't the government showing a preference for irreligion, >if not secular humanism. Even a secularist is taking a religious position >based on faith (it takes as much faith not to believe as to believe). So, >when the government says, "no prayer," it's really "establishing religion" >by establishing irreligion as the religion of choice for the government. >True or not? I would agree with that. ______________________________________________________________________ Macromedia ColdFusion 5 Training from the Source Step by Step ColdFusion http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201758474/houseoffusion Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
