[P-Marlowe]

There was a Mormon onboard my sub that continuously shared his Mormon faith - it was kind of annoying

So your right not to be kind of annoyed trumps everyone else's right to free speech and religion?

So you would use the power of the state to silence people who might annoy you?

[xzins]

We believe religion and free speech are rights granted by God.

Essentially, we think God says we can speak our mind. God doesn’t say there won’t be consequences for it.

All the US Constitution says is that the government can’t control or retaliate for your speaking your mind on any subject: God, politics, etc.

If the consequence of my talking to you about God is that you ignore me in the future, then I’ve got to deal with that. If you punch me in the jaw for it, then I get to rejoice because they hated the prophets before me. On the other hand, I might find a better way to tell touchy people about God or learn to altogether ignore those who I don’t think are ready.

What shouldn’t happen, though, is someone enlists the government to silence all who say things they don’t like to hear.

Why in the world would anyone want to give the government that kind of power!?