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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (230856)4/27/2005 3:27:56 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (1) of 1574002
 
And those people who believe in Freedom OF religion want that expression every where, no matter how much it tramples on the rights of those who do not practice any religion.

What rights are those? The right not to be offended? There is no such right. The right to object and the right to express differing points-of-view? Religious expression in public places doesn't trample on those rights.

City Hall is a building that represents every person in the community. By putting a cross or the Ten Commandments on City Hall, you are implying that every person in that community shares the beliefs that come with the cross or the Ten Commandments when its very likely that a third or even more do not. And btw, that percentage is growing as the US population becomes more diversified by both ethnicities and religions.

And in light of this issue over Jesus's existence, in truth, Christianity may be nothing more than another example of human mythology. Would you be okay if a religious icon depicting the gods of Mt. Olympus were put on a wall of a public building.....where a public vote were not possible? I doubt it.

There is another issue that has not been discussed. Religious people tend to proselytize. I have never run into atheists who go door to door pushing their philosophy but its very common to have some religious person come to your door wanting to help you 'find' God. While certainly permitted in our free speech society, its usually not a pleasant experience.

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