Upcoming Supreme Court Case On Religious Freedom

Discussion in 'Faith & Religion' started by Joseph Carl, Jan 16, 2022.

  1. Bobby Cole

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    Thomas Paine was indeed a Deist and a couple could be classified as Deist Rathionalists whilst others were Christian (yes, even Thomas Jefferson) but that only re-enforces the premise of freedom OF religion, not FROM religion.
    Also note, the Constitution / Bill of Rights were founded upon Judeo-Christian values. Anything less and it would have been called the Magna Carta 2.0.
     
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    atleast, if they were deists, they were headed in the right direction, which is more than I can say for our anti-christian hoards that cringe at the name of Jesus.
     
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    I agree with thec limitation. Free to choose yoiur religion but not practice it in public unless Ceaser gives permission. If a school or a comlpany
    has a policy against praying on the job, that is, should bee the deciding factor. And their is or ought to be, what Ron Reagan says is freedom
    religion.

    It might be noted no one in this country, including Thomas Paine, has done well who advocated separation.
     
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    If you read the lower court's decision, the problem is the coach invited the media in to bring attention to the situation. This strengthened the public perception that the school was violating the separation clause. The school and the coach had come to a prior agreement that the coach would not make a public display in front of the fans in the stadium. The coach broke the agreement.

    Coach also did not discourage the players to join him. What H.S. player thinks it's a good idea to disappoint your coach? And what if the coach were Muslim? Would that be OK?
     
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    Here's the question: Two good teams are playing for the championship, and both coaches are Christians, as well as most players..
    Before the kickoff, both teams decide to have a sincere prayer for victory, so they both surround the coach and pray. How is God going to answer?

    The only prayer that should be uttered is something like this: "Lord, help us to play our best, may You be honored, and may the best team win."
     
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    How do you know that what you've suggested isn't the prayer they made???
     
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    Perhaps they merely prayed that no one on either side would be seriously injured. Who can fault anyone for this?
     
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    Only if you're interested in it.
     
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    Those people that want so badly to destroy 250 years of work and sacrifice need to stare at a few of those green balls coming straight to their faces, I guarantee it will get your mind, and your heart right..
     
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