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Megan · 03-12-2007, 06:16 PM

Well, dor, the US has become much more of a cultural melting pot since the Founding Fathers wrote, and the rights of minorities are given much more consideration than in previous generations today, and rightfully so, I believe.

It's inevitable that things once not considered offensive now are considered offensive by our burgeoning mixture of cultures.

I agree that this can be reduced to absurdity, but still the issue remains about whether we, as a nation, wish to privilege Christianity over other faiths in our national and local governmental expression.

I, as a Christian, do not wish to see that happen.

I believe in the evolutionary process, and I believe in the democratic process.

We have plenty of freedom to express ourselves religiously without forcing our version of spirituality through government channels, thus making it a stench in the nostrils of those we hope to influence.

It all comes down to not shooting oneself in the foot, I think. We're all in this together.

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Megan Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 525	Well, dor, the US has become much more of a cultural melting pot since the Founding Fathers wrote, and the rights of minorities are given much more consideration than in previous generations today, and rightfully so, I believe. It's inevitable that things once not considered offensive now are considered offensive by our burgeoning mixture of cultures. I agree that this can be reduced to absurdity, but still the issue remains about whether we, as a nation, wish to privilege Christianity over other faiths in our national and local governmental expression. I, as a Christian, do not wish to see that happen. I believe in the evolutionary process, and I believe in the democratic process. We have plenty of freedom to express ourselves religiously without forcing our version of spirituality through government channels, thus making it a stench in the nostrils of those we hope to influence. It all comes down to not shooting oneself in the foot, I think. We're all in this together. Last edited by Megan; 03-12-2007 at 06:19 PM.