Posted on 07/18/2010 5:21:46 PM PDT by upchuck
Since the initially strong language on religious freedom used in President Obama's Cairo speech, presidential references to religious freedom have become rare, often replaced, at most, with references to freedom of worship. A purposeful change in language could mean a much narrower view of the right to religious freedom. As Catholics, this is an area where we must remain vigilant. These small changes can be used to change our perception of rights and freedoms.
The change in language was barely noticeable to the average citizen but political observers are raising red flags at the use of a new term "freedom of worship" by President Obama and Secretary Clinton as a replacement for the term freedom of religion. This shift happened between the President's speech in Cairo where he showcased America's freedom of religion and his appearance in November at a memorial for the victims of Fort Hood, where he specifically used the term "freedom of worship." From that point on, it has become the term of choice for the president and Clinton.
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Catholic ping.
Most religions will be outlawed — but we will all be free to worship Allah.
I’ll bet he means freedom to worship him .
Yeah. It's a long line and he's at the front.
Marxist goal....change the language—it all depends what the meaning of is, it.... Ya, right, Bill!
This part explains why it is important and why Twain and Classical literature is forbidden in public schools......
It is absolutely true!!!!!
“Mark Twain used to say, “The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter - it’s the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.”
As Catholics, this is an area where we must remain vigilant. These small changes can be used to change our perception of rights and freedoms. In retrosprect, the past hundred years gives us a number of significant issues in which this has already happened to one degree or another. Abortion, contraception, marriage, the family, and gender have all been re-engineered to fashion a new worldview.
What may seem an innocent shift in language now could possibly end up as a “tipping point” for our religious freedom. Make no mistake; this is the goal and desire of the many inside and outside our current administration.”
I would really like to dismiss this as mere semantics. After all how much difference is there between “Freedom of Religion” and “Freedom of Worship”? The problem of course is that if was not an ulterior there would be no point in changing a phrase that has had deep meaning to Americans for 223 years.
“freedom of religion” implies you have a choice of which religion
Blur the lines.
Then fade out our faith in God.
For the good of all men. /sarc
FYI Hitler allowed worship, but did not allow religion.
Of course Hitler allowed religion.
I agree that Obama is playing some kind of insidious word game, whose true purpose is known only to his radical collective. But that does not mean that it cannot be neutralized.
In this case, since he is being crafty, his own craftiness can be turned against him, with an equally contrived interpretation of his meaning.
’ “Freedom of worship” means that Obama condemns heretical sects of Islam, like the Shiite faith, and Sufi mysticism. This makes sense, because Obama was of the Sunni religion.’
Imagine how that would make Robert Gibbs squirm.
Worship confines religion to the church/temple etc.
Permitting freedom to worship would only allow you to attend the services of your choice.
It would ban public display of religious faith, public expression of religious faith, or conscience exemptions wrt to faith.
Basically, putting your religion in the closet.
Not just Catholics but all Christians need to be concerned about this. If you can worship as you chooose, privately in your church, but you can’t say in public, “I believe homosexuality is wrong; this is a tenet of my religion,” then you are (as it were) scr3wed.
Or if you were to say, “My religion teaches that all people are equal before God, and therefore we should treat all people the same, irrespective of their race,” then you are (as it were) scr3wed.
Well, he fired all the heads of various churches and installed pro-Nazi men.
I will ping this out tomorrow or tonight.
This is a very threatening development.
He allowed religion.
In that era, Stalin allowed religion a little bit too.
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