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Pastimes : Why do Christians want to control the world? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Paljor who wrote (407)	9/28/1999 2:37:00 PM
From: Gordon A. Langston	Respond to of 424

Paljor, your discussion of point of view is very interesting. Public expression of religious beliefs in whatever form they may take, prayer, meditations, signs or indeed the very clothing of the person, make some people uncomfortable. This is not my personal feeling, but then I am not speaking as an educator, employer, or government official. The "moment of silence" phrase YOU might object to, but being still for a moment could hardly be described as one thing or another. I just think it is curious how hyper-sensitive we can become to favoritism or just how relative our imaginations are when we speak of religion. I get visited by SDA and LDS quite often and am polite and discuss with them and have found them respectful of my views as I am of theirs. I realize they may have a different agenda than mine, but I refuse to let that be a barrier to our conversations. Perhaps the golden rule works.

To: Paljor who wrote (407)	9/29/1999 4:41:00 AM
From: bob_the_ignoramus	Respond to of 424

I have never seen a moment of silence to be religious, a moment to reflect on a tragedy, during which a prayer may or may not be said. I cannot see how this would be innapropriate, or considered biased towards western religions. Also just because you wouldn't feel comfortable with meditating in public does not mean that others would be offended by your meditation. Also many Christians DO feel comfortable with public prayer, something which should not be restricted. I have never attented an American school so cannot really say anything as regards prayer in schools as I do not understand the situation very well.