The same as with everyone else.
"Witnessing" (proclaiming Jesus to others) is a religious observance for every Christian denomination I know of, except for perhaps "The Primitive Baptist Church".
It is ILLEGAL for any governmental group to demand that a religious group NOT follow their religion's religious observances.
It was said best by Pope John Paul II: "No believer in Christ, no institution of the Church can avoid this supreme duty: to proclaim Christ to all people."
The Pope, of course, got that from Jesus, who in Mark 16 said: "15 He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation"
There can be NO DOUBT: "proclaiming Jesus" is MORE a religious observance for Christians than is most anything else in our Christian faith.
Telling Christians NOT to proclaim is no different than telling Christians that they are not permitted to practice their religion.
Thank you, xzins, for the response and including me in the ping. Thank you as well, for quoting Pope John Paul II!
Catholic ping!
Beautifully stated!!!!!
Or Matthew:
| Matthew 28 |
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| 16 | Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. |
| 17 | And when they saw him they worshiped him; but some doubted. |
| 18 | And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. |
| 19 | Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, |
| 20 | teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age." |