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This also isnt the year 306 AD
No but human nature remains
This also isnt the year 306 AD
I believe the U.S. should become officially a Christian nation.
No but human nature remains
You don't think it is relevant?I tried to give an example of that kind of thinking in the U.S. military.It appears to me that there are some who actually want the government to demand that Islam change it's ideology.
Has it?That's because I know it's a sham, the constitution is a weak document, and we don't actually live in a democratic or a free society.If the Russians paid me a good sum, I would probably spy for them. I have zero loyalty to this country.
I believe the U.S. should become officially a Christian nation.
Some appear to feel that the U.S. government has the right to single out Islam and say specifically what it can and cannot teach. Should the government be allowed to single out a specific religion in this way?
Some appear to feel that the U.S. government has the right to single out Islam and say specifically what it can and cannot teach. Should the government be allowed to single out a specific religion in this way?
Take a close look at the 1st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
This was a good post, though the poll could of used an other because that's how I feel. Understand that if Islam were keeping to itself in the Middle East (talking about that vein of it right now), then there wouldn't be an issue. I'm sure there are plenty of objections to be made of all religions, the difference is that their not threatening out way of life.
Even if Islam was not in the U.S. we have no business targeting a religion on ideological grounds. If we do it anywhere then that sets the precedent to do it here. What we can focus on is behavior. When individuals or a group start teaching and encouraging others to attack us, then they have crossed the line.
I wasn't actually thinking about the US though. See in Europe they have a bit of demographic crisis that is coming towards them. With the combination of the influx of immigrants from places like the Middle East, and a steadily shrinking native population, in a couple of generation we could start to see Middle Eastern Islamic culture as the dominant in Europe. It's similar to the browning of the US, except with Islam thrown in, and a particularly detestable version of it at that. Once you realize what's coming down the road, the decision of whether or not to confront it now becomes a bit more complicated. And this isn't even bothering to mention the acts of violence carried out in it's name.
While I agree that the issue is rather complicated, my point is that if we start targeting religions on ideological grounds then freedom of religion becomes meaningless.
We already are though, hell we've been going after it since 9/11. And despite that, Muslims in the US still enjoy all the same protections to a point. The issue comes into play though when religious practices start to violate the law, and that's the problem with Islam today. I mean, I assume you're not okay with slavery or domestic abuse or those killings you've heard about from the news. Those are all clear instances where freedom or religion is interfered with.
While I agree that freedom of religion has it's limits, we currently don't target a religion tell it what it can or cannot teach.
Maybe not what it can teach, but certainly what it cannot practice. I don't see a difference between teaching and practices myself.
We don't target a religion and tell it that. We say that about any group and that is the correct way to go about it. Although I see your point, there is a subtle but important difference ideology and it's practical implementation.
We already are though, hell we've been going after it since 9/11. And despite that, Muslims in the US still enjoy all the same protections to a point. The issue comes into play though when religious practices start to violate the law, and that's the problem with Islam today. I mean, I assume you're not okay with slavery or domestic abuse or those killings you've heard about from the news. Those are all clear instances where freedom or religion is interfered with.
None of the offences you cite are unique to Islam, and they're not part of doctrine either.