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To: oh8eleven
We have Freedom OF Religion - not Freedom From Religion!

1. From what I have heard of previous events at the Air Force Academy, there was discrimination against those who did not want to be forced to practice the same religion as others. This is not freedom of religion. And it is not the same as normal proselytizing.

2. You would agree with freedom from religion if someone was forcing their religion on you.

9 posted on 12/07/2015 11:35:37 AM PST by wideminded
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To: wideminded
From what I have heard ...
Source? NYT? CNN? MSNBC? BHO?

You would agree with freedom from religion if someone was forcing their religion on you.
No one can FORCE a religion on anyone. It's all PC BS.
10 posted on 12/07/2015 11:40:36 AM PST by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: wideminded

Freedom “from” religion is, by definition, oppressive. It enables those that are not religious to demand that they never, ever, see anything to do with religion. Which means silencing religion and forcing it behind closed doors. How does that reflect liberty?

Freedom “of” religion does not, by definition, involve “forcing” your religion onto somebody else. Each is free to participate as desired, the right to ignore what you don’t agree with or be involved with.

The only action they should take is to verify that nobody is being forced to participate in something....but that isn’t what is being reviewed - it was the public prayer.


19 posted on 12/07/2015 12:05:51 PM PST by fuzzylogic (welfare state = sharing consequences of poor moral choices among everybody)
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To: wideminded

Your post is wrong on this issue. The Freedom from Religion foundation is run by the leftist/communist Mikey Weinstein. The only thing you can believe out of this group is that whenever their mouth moves it is lying.


22 posted on 12/07/2015 12:55:33 PM PST by ohioman
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To: wideminded

Yup. The Academy has had problems before with trying to cram religion down cadets’ throats. Freedom from religion as important as its counterpart.


24 posted on 12/07/2015 2:23:59 PM PST by sparklite2 (Islam = all bathwater, no baby.)
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To: wideminded

>> You would agree with freedom from religion if someone was forcing their religion on you.

Nonsense. The issue in question is harassment regardless of the instrument.


30 posted on 12/07/2015 10:54:32 PM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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