So, if my personal suspicion, that I applied to a generic "some" that post on here, does not apply to you why do you take such pains to answer to it? My feelings I expressed here, as you alluded to, were expressed on other subjects so naturally it wasn't tied just to this post or topic. As for this topic and my assertion that it does not violate the Federal Constitution it is not forcing religion on anyone but rather offering it as a choice. ( A Choice ). Some of you seem upset that was one choice and not offering community choice instead of Church. Is this then not an issue for those electorate who elect the judge? Seems like they are the ones who should have the say. I still don't think it violates the constitution. There is plenty going on in the Nation today that definitely does and at the federal level yet no one worries about that.
If I had meant my comments for any specific person I would have named them what intrigues me is how quick you dismiss that this could apply to someone here?
We, I, other Christians are not looking for any special rights or privileges but there have been request, simple request, of some of the unbelievers or atheist to allow us to discuss a subject we wanted to discuss that was of a religious nature and in the Religion forum and do so un-occusted by the heckling or demeaning comments about how stupid we were for believing in in God or the Bible, yet that request is too much to expect for we don't have that right, apparently. Some of us dare to be confrontational and defend our faith by speaking back and calling your actions out and daring to assume that possibly there may be some reason for those actions and yet again we are doing something terrible.
Here is something you typed at the end, of your post.
That is what I fight against. Not the idea of the deity or the practices, but the encroachment of Christianity in places it has no business being. Got it?
You fight against the encroachment of Christianity in places it has no business? No Place or where Christianity is not relevant? Could there be an analogy here? How many atheist and, adverse to Christianity and Religion, non-believers here in the Religion forum strongly protesting against anything Christian or Religious? Demeaning remarks about anyone who takes a stand for Christ. How about making entering any and every topic regardless of it's subject and if the subject is relevant in order to demean Christians and tell us how stupid we are or how stupid our God is and how silly our Bible is all while not believing in God or anything to do with Religion.
GK, I didn't say you were talking specifically about me. I do find it odd that you have followed 2 of my post (this one and one in another thread) with this same kind of analysis of what you believe non-believers feel and think. I was clarifying that as a non-believer myself, this assumption was not true about myself. I am unsure why you would think this about anyone I have seen here. Seems kind of odd that you believe you know what others personal motives or reasons for being here are. Since you seemed so off base, in my opinion, of what at least THIS atheist thinks and feels I felt the need to give you some real insight.
You were right about one thing up there you do not have the right to tell others what they can and can't say on this forum. You don't have the right to dictate who responds to a post or how they respond. If you put it out here on a public forum then others do have the right to have an opinion on what you say. If you don't like that then I suggest you stop posting things you are so sensitive about. ALL of us are here to discuss religion. Not all of us have the same view. However, all of us have the right to voice our personal opinion. That is what is great about living in America!
We Christians start to fight for a right to discuss that which is near and dear to us and not be harassed for our Belief and we receive all kinds of accusations against us as if we are doing something wrong. I make a suggestion that there might be a reason for these attacks or harassment and even though it doesn't apply to you and I specified no specific person yet look at the reactions? Here you, above, make the statement that you are fighting against these Christians who encroach in areas we need not be. Who makes that decision? are the Christians who fit this description here? If they are who area they? If you aren't calling out anyone specifically then why be here saying such? Interesting.
Who makes the decision you ask...the Constitution and the SCOTUS. Yes there are those Christians here. You are one, Bill would be another. I could name a few more but you two are in the lead when it comes to wanting to change our country into a theocracy. You would have us teach Creationism right along side real science in our public schools. You see nothing wrong with what these officials want to do in Bay Minette. Even though what they are doing is against our Nations Constitution and our State Constitution as well.
As for the last part of your post there in red.....I would like to ask you that question, if you aren't talking to me in your post about the "inner calling" then who specifically are you talking about. As I said this is twice you have followed one of my post with that same assumption, what is the reason behind that? I can't think of anyone that fits that description on this forum.