Freedom of Religion or Freedom From Religion

[PiKA2001]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

Is that a bad thing? Lol

You should know better, look who the source is.... I say yes, she says no, I say up, she says down...

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

Yes you did. You clarified yourself AFTER the argument started.

Get over it.

Originally Posted by KDMafia

Also, a belief system is not the same as a religion. We all have belief systems, but unless there is a specific dogma and unified rules it is not a religion.

I disagree because if that was the case we wouldn't have sects or denominations.

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

No, and I acknowledged that in one of my posts. He does keep falling into lumping, though. I object when he tries to backtrack.

Get over it.

Originally Posted by Drolefille

Prayer in schools, town christmas displays or events (although really it's mostly a secular celebration of christmas) and so on. Mostly though it's distinctive in its lack of inclusivity. Prayer in schools is always Christian prayer, it is always a town Christmas celebration, not Eid, and so on. That's just the briefest bit on a local level. I really don't see why public funds should go to any of it.

I guess it's a different experience for everyone. I don't know what town you're from but I've never seen/experienced school prayers, town Christmas celebrations, etc in Michigan.

Not necessarily lawsuit worthy UNLESS other groups have tried to gain equal time/space and been rejected, IMO. But either way I think it's inappropriate. Oh and we could discuss the conservative christian culture in the military, particularly in the academies, or the discrimination against gay people based on things written in a religious text, or laws against selling alcohol on Sundays.

Once again, different experience for everyone. I've never lived in a place where one couldn't buy alcohol on Sundays.
DISCLAIMER (CUZ APPARENTLY ITS NECESSARY)- You can buy alcohol on Sunday's in the places I've lived but not till after noon.

How is that relevant to what I posted? I think you misread me. Unless military chaplains now exist to encourage service members to be conscientious objectors, you're making up your own topic here.

I didn't misread you, It's just that you didn't get the relevancy of what I posted. I don't blame you nor do I judge you because reading your post it's clear to me that you do not understand the role/influence/power/control (or lack of) of the military chaplain. It's totally understandable though, since you have never been in the military and probably have never met a real life chaplain