Jesus Portrait Will Remain in Ohio Public School (church, prophet, Muslims)
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I did not read the article yet, does it mention if those in this 'freedom' group have children in attendance at the school.
If they don't have any personal connection to the school, then they really have no business being there.
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Originally Posted by hiker45
I bet a lot of schoold have pictures of famous people like Martin Luther King who have no personal connection to the school.
I'm an Atheist but a picture of Jesus or Muhammad would not offend me.
Sorry- Maybe I did not make myself clear enough. I was not speaking of 'they' as in the pictures. The 'they' I was referring to are the people of the freedom group, do they have a child attending this school? If no, then they need to leave it alone.
Establishing and acknowledging a religion are two separate thing.
Not when you acknowledge only one religion.
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Furthermore, cases such as the Hobby Lobby one show the other side of the coin were public money is being spent on things that go against Christian principles. If atheists can demand their money not be spent on anything remotely religious, why can't Christians refuse to pay taxes for things like the morning after pill?
I support Hobby Lobby's case, so I'm not inconsistent at all. So, why would you support Hobby Lobby, not wanting their money to go toward issues that aren't consistent with their beliefs, but want to take money from non-Christians to support your religion?
Why? If the only religion in the area is Christianity, why do you care? It's still not an act of Congress to do it.
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I support Hobby Lobby's case, so I'm not inconsistent at all. So, why would you support Hobby Lobby, not wanting their money to go toward issues that aren't consistent with their beliefs, but want to take money from non-Christians to support your religion?
The religion isn't being supported by a picture being hung.
What the government wants Hobby Lobby to do has even LESS to do with religion, but is about birth control. Why are you being inconsistent?
I'm sorry...perhaps I misunderstood what you were referring to. I agree---the Hobby Lobby thing is more about government control and birth control/abortion. But they're stepping on their religious freedom.
I'm sorry...perhaps I misunderstood what you were referring to. I agree---the Hobby Lobby thing is more about government control and birth control/abortion. But they're stepping on their religious freedom.
And... Jesus is a religious figure. This is government controlling what religious figures are promoted. As one shouldn't be required to pay for services that are contrary to one's religious beliefs, one shouldn't be required to pay toward the promotion of a figure contrary to one's beliefs. In both cases this is the government forcing individuals to fund items to which they are religiously opposed.
Th portrait probably should be taken down. It is a government building and unless you want various other religious figures displayed in the school, the portrait probably should be removed. I think the only loophole might be if the actual portrait, and not the subject, has some sort of historic significance to the school.
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