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One of the very distinctives of the Baptist faith is freedom of religion.
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It already does, as well as Catholics and Jews. Besides, the Amendment is a prohibition on Congress, not state legislatures.A serious question Gina - do you think the First Amendment should be repealed or amended to exclude Muslims?
It already does, as well as Catholics and Jews. Besides, the Amendment is a prohibition on Congress, not state legislatures.
It already does, as well as Catholics and Jews. Besides, the Amendment is a prohibition on Congress, not state legislatures.
FWIW, Middle Tennessee is often considered as one of the many areas in the US to rightfully be called "The Buckle of the 'Bible Belt'."
Christians bemoan the fact that the Church in some Islamic countries is underground; yet when the roles are reversed here in the States, the same people don't want them to practice here. Interesting.
After all, where else would one find, all in one location (Murfr
Out of curiosity, whats the zipper/fly then?:laugh:
I'd say Gary, Indiana. That's if the pants were upside-down.:laugh:
I was thinkin Arkansas but I'm a Yankee...what do I know..... They say NJ is the armpit of America. They could be right......then there is Detroit! :laugh:
Really? The Muslims can behead infidels? The Catholics can burn heretics? The Jews can stone blasphemers? Can the Mormons solemnize plural marriages?Actually, SCOTUS ruled that the 14th Amendment's due process clause renders the 1st Amendment's provisions applicable to state-level governments. Regardless of whether we find the court's argument compelling, the free practice of religion has been incorporated for some time now (since the 1940s?).
Really? The Muslims can behead infidels? The Catholics can burn heretics? The Jews can stone blasphemers? Can the Mormons solemnize plural marriages?
There is only one religion truly free: Protestant Christianity.
Really? The Muslims can behead infidels? The Catholics can burn heretics? The Jews can stone blasphemers? Can the Mormons solemnize plural marriages?
There is only one religion truly free: Protestant Christianity.
Again, this is just plain false. I have had, and do have, friends who are LDS. They have not tried to convert me. Some Mormons are more pushy than others, but your broad brush is just not accurate.
It is one of the basics of their beliefs, as it is ours. Light cannot associate with darkness, so you do your job and tell them what you believe and your efforts are focused on conversion. A Baptist is not a believer to a Mormon, and a Mormon is not a believer to a Baptist.
Neither of us (to my knowledge) are supposed to seek outside relationships/friendships with non-believers without the goal of conversion, the same way a believer wouldn't seek out a non-believer for marriage and still be right in doing so.
Really? The Muslims can behead infidels? The Catholics can burn heretics? The Jews can stone blasphemers? Can the Mormons solemnize plural marriages?
There is only one religion truly free: Protestant Christianity.
More accurately, your examples are not indicative of Protestant Christianity. Though you may point to isolated cases of abuse by protestants, there is no duty or practice in the Protestant tradition for which a man may be prosecuted in the U.S. (At least not up till a few years ago.)Ah, so Protestants never did any of these things? It may prove helpful to bone up on your history... Allow me to recommend some subjects:
Felix Manz
The Salem Witch Trials
The Oneida Community
Judging from your estimate, Protestants in the US may freely drown, press, or hang heretics / dissenters / witches and practice complex marriage. Since this is not the case, I guess Protestant Christianity is not truly free.
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