[billbears]

If I were a heathen of a foreign land with the knowledge of what America's "freedom" represents today, should the offer of such "freedom" be given, I think I'd just say "No, thank you

Bump. The problem I think that is happening in certain situations is that the heathen in foreign lands are not always given a choice whether or not to accept this culture's version of 'freedom'.

[normy]

If I were a Christian living in Syria or Iran or in the old Afghanistan I would jump at the chance to worship God freely in America. I would jump at the opportunity for me and my family to choose if we wanted to drink or not, smoke or not, wear a beard or not, eat certain foods or not, have forced prayer or not, vote for a Christian President or not.

Just because some free people choose decadence wouldn't mean I would have to and just because someone was a Muslim wouldn't mean I would have to be one.