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I've been set in the corner many times over the years for my position on where religious rights and civil rights meet. As a Christian I understand the founding basis and beliefs of the founders. That they wrote in principle that there will not be a state based religion everybody cheers. However that also opens the tent flap for a herd of camels with opposing religious beliefs, some of which affects how they live their daily life.
As our country has devolved into an overriding lack of "Christian Morality" many have been aghast but without a solid means of push back just went along. You don't have to visit the coliseum and see the gladiators but have no means to prevent it.
So, this sadly brings me to my point. I was not opposed to stopping school prayer (gasp) only because if it cannot be a Christian prayer I don't want my heritage to be exposed. If continued, today we would likely have a Muslim prayer day where everybody would kneel and bow on a mat and recite their ritual. Then another religion would have their day, etc. My opinion is I'd rather have a sincere family prayer time in my faith which would bring family together and generate tradition than the alternative. I wonder how many school children only had prayer time at school and occasionally at meals. These same parents protesting outlawing school prayer - shameful.
Extend this premise to other incidents. Remember the fracas over grammar school Shiite kids wearing their ceremonial knives to school on religious principal? There's many examples but we have to come to a point where religious public practices (all religions or no religion) don't interfere with civil practices.
I find many practices allowed in civil discourse very distasteful however the place to express that belief is not where the tickets are sold but way back up the chain. You have to be aware of the policies when you take a job. How many times has the discussion here been around an employee's right to carry a concealed weapon on the job when in violation of company policy. Sometime individual rights are subjected to employer rights although you retain your individual right to choose your place of employment.
I believe it is a citizens responsibility to consider the ways of camels when taking a stand. If your camel is in the tent how can you not allow other camels. Everyone needs to consider the possibilities of unintended consequences when it comes to policy.
As our country has devolved into an overriding lack of "Christian Morality" many have been aghast but without a solid means of push back just went along. You don't have to visit the coliseum and see the gladiators but have no means to prevent it.
So, this sadly brings me to my point. I was not opposed to stopping school prayer (gasp) only because if it cannot be a Christian prayer I don't want my heritage to be exposed. If continued, today we would likely have a Muslim prayer day where everybody would kneel and bow on a mat and recite their ritual. Then another religion would have their day, etc. My opinion is I'd rather have a sincere family prayer time in my faith which would bring family together and generate tradition than the alternative. I wonder how many school children only had prayer time at school and occasionally at meals. These same parents protesting outlawing school prayer - shameful.
Extend this premise to other incidents. Remember the fracas over grammar school Shiite kids wearing their ceremonial knives to school on religious principal? There's many examples but we have to come to a point where religious public practices (all religions or no religion) don't interfere with civil practices.
I find many practices allowed in civil discourse very distasteful however the place to express that belief is not where the tickets are sold but way back up the chain. You have to be aware of the policies when you take a job. How many times has the discussion here been around an employee's right to carry a concealed weapon on the job when in violation of company policy. Sometime individual rights are subjected to employer rights although you retain your individual right to choose your place of employment.
I believe it is a citizens responsibility to consider the ways of camels when taking a stand. If your camel is in the tent how can you not allow other camels. Everyone needs to consider the possibilities of unintended consequences when it comes to policy.
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