tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post2333652485517292131..comments2024-03-28T10:44:30.518-06:00Comments on American Creation: Would Bryan Fischer Consider Joseph Story a "Christian"?Brad Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17669677047039491864noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-81926375434544508832011-03-25T12:32:31.620-06:002011-03-25T12:32:31.620-06:00I recognize that our country cannot distintify its...I recognize that our country cannot distintify itself from plural faith claims, but I am arguing for the individual to be of primary importance in their ability to define their faith in free assoication. That way, liberty is preserved.<br /><br />Social animals, yes, are nurtured and defined by social groups, but in human development, there comes a time of choosing whether a partiuclar social group still is an important personal value. This was my thinking....how is that to be allowed under Shairia...if we allow "group definiton" about faith claims...Angie Van De Merwehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12617299120618867829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-88533970014959202602011-03-25T12:24:51.192-06:002011-03-25T12:24:51.192-06:00I am not evangelical. I used to be.
Sorry that th...I am not evangelical. I used to be. <br />Sorry that this discussion was "off", as I was connecting "evangelicalism"'s faith's family values to legal problems that seem "in line" with Islams...and might be problematic for future liberty...Angie Van De Merwehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12617299120618867829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-90688862030114645072011-03-25T11:47:14.902-06:002011-03-25T11:47:14.902-06:00Angie,
I think maybe what we should do is open a ...Angie,<br /><br />I think maybe what we should do is open a once a week OPEN discussion forum here at American Creation where we can have discussions that are not entirely on point.<br /><br />Also, FYI, WorldMagBlog has great open threads where these issues can be discussed. There are MANY among others evangelicals waiting and eager to discuss these issues. Have you ever tried them out?<br /><br />http://online.worldmag.com/Jonathan Rowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079637406589278386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-62455761050964855092011-03-25T11:37:52.132-06:002011-03-25T11:37:52.132-06:00Yes.
Are you suggesting I shouldn't ask these ...Yes.<br />Are you suggesting I shouldn't ask these questions? but on my own blog?Angie Van De Merwehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12617299120618867829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-70295867841051592332011-03-25T11:32:48.154-06:002011-03-25T11:32:48.154-06:00Angie, correct me if I'm wrong, but you do hav...Angie, correct me if I'm wrong, but you do have you're own blog, no?jimmiraybobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-41976463593606874492011-03-25T11:05:45.206-06:002011-03-25T11:05:45.206-06:00You have heard that Westboro Baptist church is goi...You have heard that Westboro Baptist church is going to 'protest" at Elizabeth Taylor's funeral, too? (I suppose it is because she was an AIDS activists! These really believe that our nation is "under God's judgment", and that any thing to do with gays, or AIDS is abominable!!! Thanks to Romans 1!Angie Van De Merwehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12617299120618867829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-45849011320189521632011-03-25T09:31:28.337-06:002011-03-25T09:31:28.337-06:00Would it be effective to spell out religious liber...Would it be effective to spell out religious liberty is a value of religous conscience, and NOT religious GROUPs??? Then the individuals would be protected to develop and decide on their own, even away from faith claims, which is what we want in a free society, isn't it?Angie Van De Merwehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12617299120618867829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-75551309252610928242011-03-25T09:28:49.241-06:002011-03-25T09:28:49.241-06:00Jon, you being a lawyer, might be able to answer m...Jon, you being a lawyer, might be able to answer my question, which i have posed on another blog.<br /><br />If precedent is established concerning "family law", then is a woman that wants to leave Islam protected? (I'm remembering a story about a Christian teen that converted from Islam and left her family for another one in Fla. Her family appealed to the courts. The courts decided that she needed to go back to her family.)At what age would a girl/woman be allowed to leave their family and its faith?<br /><br />And what about the view that Islam doesn't allow proselytism? How does that work in a pluralist society?<br /><br />Does the right of the Chicago teacher to leave her job for several weeks for a trek to Mecca have a right to do so? Irregardless of the needs of her school? The DOJ is defending her right to practice her religion.<br /><br />It seems that special priviledge would have to be granted to Shiria law, because it is not liberal. What does this do to our system of justice?<br /><br />Where can we draw our lines in the sand about religious oppression, when it concerns such religious law? I'm imagining nowhere, as the Westboro Baptist Church has illlustrated so illustriously!Angie Van De Merwehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12617299120618867829noreply@blogger.com