One Political Plaza - Home of politics
Home Active Topics Newest Pictures Search Login Register
Main
How long will I be allowed to remain a Christian?
Page 1 of 21 next> last>>
Apr 21, 2018 12:20:35   #
no propaganda please Loc: moon orbiting the third rock from the sun
 
OPINION
8 hours ago
How long will I be allowed to remain a Christian?
Douglas MacKinnon
By Douglas MacKinnon | Fox News





“How long will I be allowed to remain a Christian?”

That was the deeply dismaying question posed to me by a friend with four young children as we discussed the plight of the Christian faith in America and around the world.

With each passing month, that shocking question becomes more relevant and even more disturbing.

To say that Christians and Christianity are under a withering and brutal attack in certain areas of the world would be an understatement.

In various parts of the Middle East, there is a genocidal cleansing of Christians being carried out. Women, men, and their young children are being slaughtered because of their faith and world leaders and most of the media turn their backs in bored indifference.

Here in the United States, Christians and Christianity are mocked, belittled, smeared and attacked by some on a daily basis. This is a bigoted practice that is not only increasing exponentially, but is being encouraged and sanctioned by a number on the left.

Too many of those who worship at the altar of political correctness have deemed that Christianity should no longer be respected. Rather, they assail it on a regular basis in a coordinated campaign to weaken the faith and its base.

The prevailing view in much of the media is that Christianity is aligned with Republicans, conservatives, or the views of President Trump – and therefore must be diminished and made suspect.

The New Yorker just described the opening of a few Chick-fil-A restaurants in New York City as “Pervasive Christian traditionalism,” and a “Creepy infiltration of New York City.”

Christianity is an “infiltration” to some on the left.

In college, they now teach about the evils of “Christian Privilege.” On Broadway and in theaters around the world, mocking Christians has become a massively profitable money-making venture.

In name, on the crucifix, and in art, Jesus Christ is desecrated in the most twisted and obscene of ways. In movies, on television and online, Christians are portrayed in the most dishonest, prejudiced and insulting of ways.

Across the country, Christian colleges are under constant assault from “social justice warriors” seeking to strip their accreditation and put them out of business.

Christian groups on campus are at times being persecuted, their offices and handouts vandalized, with members even being physically assaulted.

In a nation that is still majority Christian, those who follow the faith have been litigated or brow-beaten into being fearful to utter the words “Merry Christmas,” or to display a Nativity scene celebrating the one and only reason there is a Christmas Day.

Want to stay true to your Christian faith in the most innocuous and giving of ways?

To do so is becoming more perilous by the minute, when you stop to ponder just a sampling of the negative consequences. For example:

A high school football coach is fired for taking a knee in prayer. A teacher is fired for giving a Bible to a student who requested it. A Marine is cursed at and then court-martialed for not removing a Bible verse from her computer. Another Bible verse posted by sailors in a military hospital is labeled “extremism.”

For me personally, I continue to be ridiculed for writing and speaking about a vision I had regarding the 40 days after the resurrection.

If you are a practicing Christian in the United States and open about it, you, your congregation and your organization will become a target of some sort. It is only a matter of time.

Ironically, in some very real and ominous ways, it’s as if we are being transported back to ancient Rome.

Will we soon have to meet with fellow Christians in secret? Will we have to whisper our beliefs from the shadows? Will those Christians with “traditional” beliefs lose their jobs and livelihoods if discovered?

As more and more of the mainstream media, entertainment, academia and the hi-tech world continue to purge or discriminate against Christians, what future job fields will be open to young Christians?

Will those Christian children eventually be forced to renounce or deny their faith in order to get a job and provide for their families?

As a Christian, I truly do have the deepest respect for every faith. The vast majority of people of every faith are beyond good and do seek to follow the golden rule: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”

Why do so many on the left, in the media, entertainment and academia not practice that most simple, loving and humane of rules when it comes to the Christian faith?

Douglas MacKinnon is a former White House and Pentagon official and author of the memoir "The Forty Days: A Vision of Christ's Lost Weeks." (Simon & Schuster, 2016).
Trending in Opinion

Dietrich Bonhoeffer's faith gave him the courage to stand against the greatest evil of the 20th century.
The man who defeated Hitler

Reply
Apr 21, 2018 12:22:57   #
nwtk2007 Loc: Texas
 
no propaganda please wrote:
OPINION
8 hours ago
How long will I be allowed to remain a Christian?
Douglas MacKinnon
By Douglas MacKinnon | Fox News





“How long will I be allowed to remain a Christian?”

That was the deeply dismaying question posed to me by a friend with four young children as we discussed the plight of the Christian faith in America and around the world.

With each passing month, that shocking question becomes more relevant and even more disturbing.

To say that Christians and Christianity are under a withering and brutal attack in certain areas of the world would be an understatement.

In various parts of the Middle East, there is a genocidal cleansing of Christians being carried out. Women, men, and their young children are being slaughtered because of their faith and world leaders and most of the media turn their backs in bored indifference.

Here in the United States, Christians and Christianity are mocked, belittled, smeared and attacked by some on a daily basis. This is a bigoted practice that is not only increasing exponentially, but is being encouraged and sanctioned by a number on the left.

Too many of those who worship at the altar of political correctness have deemed that Christianity should no longer be respected. Rather, they assail it on a regular basis in a coordinated campaign to weaken the faith and its base.

The prevailing view in much of the media is that Christianity is aligned with Republicans, conservatives, or the views of President Trump – and therefore must be diminished and made suspect.

The New Yorker just described the opening of a few Chick-fil-A restaurants in New York City as “Pervasive Christian traditionalism,” and a “Creepy infiltration of New York City.”

Christianity is an “infiltration” to some on the left.

In college, they now teach about the evils of “Christian Privilege.” On Broadway and in theaters around the world, mocking Christians has become a massively profitable money-making venture.

In name, on the crucifix, and in art, Jesus Christ is desecrated in the most twisted and obscene of ways. In movies, on television and online, Christians are portrayed in the most dishonest, prejudiced and insulting of ways.

Across the country, Christian colleges are under constant assault from “social justice warriors” seeking to strip their accreditation and put them out of business.

Christian groups on campus are at times being persecuted, their offices and handouts vandalized, with members even being physically assaulted.

In a nation that is still majority Christian, those who follow the faith have been litigated or brow-beaten into being fearful to utter the words “Merry Christmas,” or to display a Nativity scene celebrating the one and only reason there is a Christmas Day.

Want to stay true to your Christian faith in the most innocuous and giving of ways?

To do so is becoming more perilous by the minute, when you stop to ponder just a sampling of the negative consequences. For example:

A high school football coach is fired for taking a knee in prayer. A teacher is fired for giving a Bible to a student who requested it. A Marine is cursed at and then court-martialed for not removing a Bible verse from her computer. Another Bible verse posted by sailors in a military hospital is labeled “extremism.”

For me personally, I continue to be ridiculed for writing and speaking about a vision I had regarding the 40 days after the resurrection.

If you are a practicing Christian in the United States and open about it, you, your congregation and your organization will become a target of some sort. It is only a matter of time.

Ironically, in some very real and ominous ways, it’s as if we are being transported back to ancient Rome.

Will we soon have to meet with fellow Christians in secret? Will we have to whisper our beliefs from the shadows? Will those Christians with “traditional” beliefs lose their jobs and livelihoods if discovered?

As more and more of the mainstream media, entertainment, academia and the hi-tech world continue to purge or discriminate against Christians, what future job fields will be open to young Christians?

Will those Christian children eventually be forced to renounce or deny their faith in order to get a job and provide for their families?

As a Christian, I truly do have the deepest respect for every faith. The vast majority of people of every faith are beyond good and do seek to follow the golden rule: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”

Why do so many on the left, in the media, entertainment and academia not practice that most simple, loving and humane of rules when it comes to the Christian faith?

Douglas MacKinnon is a former White House and Pentagon official and author of the memoir "The Forty Days: A Vision of Christ's Lost Weeks." (Simon & Schuster, 2016).
Trending in Opinion

Dietrich Bonhoeffer's faith gave him the courage to stand against the greatest evil of the 20th century.
The man who defeated Hitler
OPINION br 8 hours ago br How long will I be allow... (show quote)


There will always be Christians. Mainly because we have the second amendment.

Reply
Apr 21, 2018 12:31:46   #
woodguru
 
You will always have the freedom to believe whatever you want to believe, and congregate in your churches or mosques or whatever. Christians will not have the right to keep infringing on others who do not believe in god to tell people that gays can't get married, or women can't get abortion or even healthcare because christians are against it.

You get to believe whatever you want and always will, because I who do not believe will fight for your right to believe what you want, I will take on fights to protect other people's rights who are different than me. I will not fight for your right to "practice" your religion if it means saying a county clerk who doesn't believe in gay marriage won't issue marriage licenses when their job is to issue licenses. It is a christian's right to go get a job where they won't be required to do something that is against their religious beliefs.

That is not persecuting christians, that is protecting the people who suffer losses of their rights due to someone else's beliefs.

You are widening the divide with this poor persecuted christian BS. This is the freest country in the world in terms of being able to believe what you want, the line is drawn at practicing your religion when that means infringing on anyone else's rights.

Reply
 
 
Apr 21, 2018 12:48:18   #
Singularity
 
no propaganda please wrote:
OPINION
8 hours ago
How long will I be allowed to remain a Christian?
Douglas MacKinnon
By Douglas MacKinnon | Fox News





“How long will I be allowed to remain a Christian?”

That was the deeply dismaying question posed to me by a friend with four young children as we discussed the plight of the Christian faith in America and around the world.

With each passing month, that shocking question becomes more relevant and even more disturbing.

To say that Christians and Christianity are under a withering and brutal attack in certain areas of the world would be an understatement.

In various parts of the Middle East, there is a genocidal cleansing of Christians being carried out. Women, men, and their young children are being slaughtered because of their faith and world leaders and most of the media turn their backs in bored indifference.

Here in the United States, Christians and Christianity are mocked, belittled, smeared and attacked by some on a daily basis. This is a bigoted practice that is not only increasing exponentially, but is being encouraged and sanctioned by a number on the left.

Too many of those who worship at the altar of political correctness have deemed that Christianity should no longer be respected. Rather, they assail it on a regular basis in a coordinated campaign to weaken the faith and its base.

The prevailing view in much of the media is that Christianity is aligned with Republicans, conservatives, or the views of President Trump – and therefore must be diminished and made suspect.

The New Yorker just described the opening of a few Chick-fil-A restaurants in New York City as “Pervasive Christian traditionalism,” and a “Creepy infiltration of New York City.”

Christianity is an “infiltration” to some on the left.

In college, they now teach about the evils of “Christian Privilege.” On Broadway and in theaters around the world, mocking Christians has become a massively profitable money-making venture.

In name, on the crucifix, and in art, Jesus Christ is desecrated in the most twisted and obscene of ways. In movies, on television and online, Christians are portrayed in the most dishonest, prejudiced and insulting of ways.

Across the country, Christian colleges are under constant assault from “social justice warriors” seeking to strip their accreditation and put them out of business.

Christian groups on campus are at times being persecuted, their offices and handouts vandalized, with members even being physically assaulted.

In a nation that is still majority Christian, those who follow the faith have been litigated or brow-beaten into being fearful to utter the words “Merry Christmas,” or to display a Nativity scene celebrating the one and only reason there is a Christmas Day.

Want to stay true to your Christian faith in the most innocuous and giving of ways?

To do so is becoming more perilous by the minute, when you stop to ponder just a sampling of the negative consequences. For example:

A high school football coach is fired for taking a knee in prayer. A teacher is fired for giving a Bible to a student who requested it. A Marine is cursed at and then court-martialed for not removing a Bible verse from her computer. Another Bible verse posted by sailors in a military hospital is labeled “extremism.”

For me personally, I continue to be ridiculed for writing and speaking about a vision I had regarding the 40 days after the resurrection.

If you are a practicing Christian in the United States and open about it, you, your congregation and your organization will become a target of some sort. It is only a matter of time.

Ironically, in some very real and ominous ways, it’s as if we are being transported back to ancient Rome.

Will we soon have to meet with fellow Christians in secret? Will we have to whisper our beliefs from the shadows? Will those Christians with “traditional” beliefs lose their jobs and livelihoods if discovered?

As more and more of the mainstream media, entertainment, academia and the hi-tech world continue to purge or discriminate against Christians, what future job fields will be open to young Christians?

Will those Christian children eventually be forced to renounce or deny their faith in order to get a job and provide for their families?

As a Christian, I truly do have the deepest respect for every faith. The vast majority of people of every faith are beyond good and do seek to follow the golden rule: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”

Why do so many on the left, in the media, entertainment and academia not practice that most simple, loving and humane of rules when it comes to the Christian faith?

Douglas MacKinnon is a former White House and Pentagon official and author of the memoir "The Forty Days: A Vision of Christ's Lost Weeks." (Simon & Schuster, 2016).
Trending in Opinion

Dietrich Bonhoeffer's faith gave him the courage to stand against the greatest evil of the 20th century.
The man who defeated Hitler
OPINION br 8 hours ago br How long will I be allow... (show quote)


But you are instructed to be exceedingly glad about all this; for it is exactly what you signed up for!

Matt 5: 9-11
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

Hymn: Faith of Our Fathers
"Faith of our fathers, living still
In spite of dungeon, fire and sword,
O how our hearts beat high with joy
Whene’er we hear that glorious word!
Faith of our fathers! holy faith!
We will be true to thee till death!

Our fathers, chained in prisons dark,
Were still in heart and conscience free;
And blest would be their children’s fate,
If they, like them should die for thee:
Faith of our fathers! holy faith!
We will be true to thee till death!"

Should you blame others for your God's own special plan? If you object strongly enough, you could, as I do, reject the entire ball of wax and all the silliness....

If you have freely chosen it, however, it would seem to be unseemly to complain.

Reply
Apr 21, 2018 13:40:08   #
Loki Loc: Georgia
 
woodguru wrote:
You will always have the freedom to believe whatever you want to believe, and congregate in your churches or mosques or whatever. Christians will not have the right to keep infringing on others who do not believe in god to tell people that gays can't get married, or women can't get abortion or even healthcare because christians are against it.

You get to believe whatever you want and always will, because I who do not believe will fight for your right to believe what you want, I will take on fights to protect other people's rights who are different than me. I will not fight for your right to "practice" your religion if it means saying a county clerk who doesn't believe in gay marriage won't issue marriage licenses when their job is to issue licenses. It is a christian's right to go get a job where they won't be required to do something that is against their religious beliefs.

That is not persecuting christians, that is protecting the people who suffer losses of their rights due to someone else's beliefs.

You are widening the divide with this poor persecuted christian BS. This is the freest country in the world in terms of being able to believe what you want, the line is drawn at practicing your religion when that means infringing on anyone else's rights.
You will always have the freedom to believe whatev... (show quote)

Congress shall make no law regarding an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof........
While a clerk and marriage licenses are one thing, persecuting a private business for a decision based on religious beliefs NOT to cater a gay wedding violates the rights of the business owners. These people were targeted because of their beliefs. There are dozens of other bakeries in the area, most of whom would be happy to cater the gay couple's wedding cake needs. Whose toes are being stepped on there?
Bear in mind I am not a Christian and have no religious axe to grind here, nor do I give a damn who marries who or what consenting adults do in private.

Reply
Apr 21, 2018 14:52:58   #
woodguru
 
On one hand I can support the idea of someone saying in a nice way, I have a problem with making a cake for gays. On the other hand would it be okay to tell a black person that they won't make a cake for darkies, find another bakery?

Does the person who has a business have the right to have a public business that deprives anyone of the service or product that they offer?

On one of the hands involved in this a person who has a business that's open to the public doesn't have the right to not to serve blacks, or Muslims, or gays. The person who has beliefs that are this strong is not fit for operating a business that serves the public.

Christians would be pretty upset if a bakery told them that they don't serve christians. We just plain don't walk into stores and expect to be told we don't serve your kind here. It's a bad precedent, and religious beliefs sure as hell are a path to a civil war when taken to this extreme.

I would fully expect that same person who had such a problem with gays to be the same exact way about the Muslim who comes in with a turban on. Is it the right of a store owner to tell this person we don't serve Muslims here, go home? There are people who would go there and they should not own public stores.

Reply
Apr 21, 2018 14:53:33   #
Mutton Dressed As Lamb
 
Loki wrote:
Congress shall make no law regarding an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof........
While a clerk and marriage licenses are one thing, persecuting a private business for a decision based on religious beliefs NOT to cater a gay wedding violates the rights of the business owners. These people were targeted because of their beliefs. There are dozens of other bakeries in the area, most of whom would be happy to cater the gay couple's wedding cake needs. Whose toes are being stepped on there?
Bear in mind I am not a Christian and have no religious axe to grind here, nor do I give a damn who marries who or what consenting adults do in private.
i Congress shall make no law regarding an establi... (show quote)

Very good response. In the case of the clerk, she works in the public sector and is subject to the rules of her employer. However, the baker is working in a private sector and should be entitled to decide what he or she will or wont create. Does anyone here expect a Halal butcher to cater a pork barbecue?

Reply
 
 
Apr 21, 2018 14:58:39   #
Manning345 Loc: Richmond, Virginia
 
Loki wrote:
Congress shall make no law regarding an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof........
While a clerk and marriage licenses are one thing, persecuting a private business for a decision based on religious beliefs NOT to cater a gay wedding violates the rights of the business owners. These people were targeted because of their beliefs. There are dozens of other bakeries in the area, most of whom would be happy to cater the gay couple's wedding cake needs. Whose toes are being stepped on there?
Bear in mind I am not a Christian and have no religious axe to grind here, nor do I give a damn who marries who or what consenting adults do in private.
i Congress shall make no law regarding an establi... (show quote)


There are obviously non-Christians in our nation that have a strong belief in freedom of religion, as above posts show. That we have a fundamentally Christian nation is still very much the case, and many of the sects report significant gains in conversions and attendance. Personally, I would not force my religion on anyone, just as I do not expect any other religion to be forced on me. That is derived directly from the Golden Rule.

That said, in this Republic, we have representative government, and it is normal for there to be a majority of Christian representatives. Hence, most legislation is derived from or reflects Christian morals, at least during much of the 230 or so years of our existence as a nation. The obvious exceptions to this are very well known: same sex marriage and abortion being two of the instances of such cases. I hope there are either few or no other cases to come up. It is not easy to balance one's religious dictates with the dictates of other beliefs and thus stay tolerant.

Since I expect reciprocal respect between myself as a Christian and any other religion, I would not press such issues as refusing to bake a cake for me by, say, an Islamic bakery, and I would simply find another bakery that would. Those who do press such issues are not being practitioners of the Golden Rule, in my opinion (at least the negative version).

There are limits to this practice of the Golden Rule, for example, if a different religion believed in and practiced revolution in this nation and domination of that religion in our nation by force, such a belief should not be tolerated.

Reply
Apr 21, 2018 15:10:27   #
Loki Loc: Georgia
 
woodguru wrote:
On one hand I can support the idea of someone saying in a nice way, I have a problem with making a cake for gays. On the other hand would it be okay to tell a black person that they won't make a cake for darkies, find another bakery?

Does the person who has a business have the right to have a public business that deprives anyone of the service or product that they offer?

On one of the hands involved in this a person who has a business that's open to the public doesn't have the right to not to serve blacks, or Muslims, or gays. The person who has beliefs that are this strong is not fit for operating a business that serves the public.

Christians would be pretty upset if a bakery told them that they don't serve christians. We just plain don't walk into stores and expect to be told we don't serve your kind here. It's a bad precedent, and religious beliefs sure as hell are a path to a civil war when taken to this extreme.

I would fully expect that same person who had such a problem with gays to be the same exact way about the Muslim who comes in with a turban on. Is it the right of a store owner to tell this person we don't serve Muslims here, go home? There are people who would go there and they should not own public stores.
On one hand I can support the idea of someone sayi... (show quote)


The point is that the bakery was specifically targeted because of their beliefs. There were lots of other bakeries who would have been glad to have their business. Once more, not serving blacks has nothing to do with religion. Christianity condemns homosexuality, it does not condemn race.

Reply
Apr 21, 2018 15:13:55   #
Loki Loc: Georgia
 
Mutton Dressed As Lamb wrote:
Very good response. In the case of the clerk, she works in the public sector and is subject to the rules of her employer. However, the baker is working in a private sector and should be entitled to decide what he or she will or wont create. Does anyone here expect a Halal butcher to cater a pork barbecue?


It might be an interesting exercise to try. BTW, welcome to OPP. I like your username.

Reply
Apr 21, 2018 15:20:12   #
woodguru
 
Mutton Dressed As Lamb wrote:
Very good response. In the case of the clerk, she works in the public sector and is subject to the rules of her employer. However, the baker is working in a private sector and should be entitled to decide what he or she will or wont create. Does anyone here expect a Halal butcher to cater a pork barbecue?


But very simple example, would you as a store owner be allowed to turn a black person away? Same thing, you could not turn away an Indian wearing a turban, and doing that same thing to a gay person is no different. Prejudice, bigotry, is no different if it comes from social attitudes or religious attitudes. It's all the same thing. Individual rights are all exactly the same thing, and gays have the same rights as blacks or christians.

Christians better figure out real quick how they want to be treated, and start treating others the same way, because the attitude you have toward someone else could quickly be the attitude others have toward what you are.

Reply
 
 
Apr 21, 2018 15:22:22   #
Mutton Dressed As Lamb
 
Loki wrote:
It might be an interesting exercise to try. BTW, welcome to OPP. I like your username.


I do eat at a Halal Middle Eastern restaurant. They do serve alcoholic beverages because they have a large non Muslim customer base. A co worker of mine is a Muslim woman from Albania. She keeps a Halal home and follows Ramadan. She does wear Western clothing, including sleeveless blouses and short skirts. When it comes to religion, people do have a tendency to "cherry pick" the rules they find most convenient

Reply
Apr 21, 2018 15:32:49   #
susanblange Loc: USA
 
Christianity is the purest form of Satan worship. In fact, Satan's name is Christian. Satan has always wanted to be God and thru Jesus, Satan is worshipped as God. The NT is the doctrine of Satan. "...behold; my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a book". Job 31:35. Satan means "adversary". Christianity will survive until the death of the true Messiah. The final judgment in the "valley of Jehoshaphat" will affect all remaining idolaters, mainly Christians. It is also called the "valley of decision". Joel 3. Salvation will come down to belief at the end. Jesus has been reincarnated and he, as well as all of his remaining followers, will spontaneously combust at the time of the resurrection. Ezekiel 28:18-19. "...and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee. All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee: thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt thou be anymore". Zechariah 14:12. "...And this shall be the plague wherewith the Lord will smite all the people who have fought against Jerusalem: Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth".

Reply
Apr 21, 2018 15:46:44   #
woodguru
 
Loki wrote:
The point is that the bakery was specifically targeted because of their beliefs. There were lots of other bakeries who would have been glad to have their business. Once more, not serving blacks has nothing to do with religion. Christianity condemns homosexuality, it does not condemn race.


You are wrong, they were not targeted because of their beliefs, they were targeted because they violated someone's rights. Had they not done that they would not have been targeted for their beliefs.

I know that the vast majority of christians do not care one way or another about gays, they have no problem with them on religious grounds or personal grounds. It's just another form of hatred and bigotry. The person who hates gays also hates others as well, it goes with the territory. It's not the religion that hates gays, it's (some) of the religious people.

How do you feel about how strong social media is getting? The store that refuses to serve a gay can find themselves losing half of their business when the word goes out that this is who runs that business.

Here in town there was a compounding pharmacy that was family run, the founder (grandpa), his kids, and some of their kids all working there, great family business, we really like grandpa. During some gay initiative about 10 years ago he puts up this great big banner that says "Jesus hates fags, vote no on...". My wife went in and asked him what was wrong with him, he says what do you mean. She told him she was not going to do business with him if he didn't take that down. He kept it up for three or four weeks. So she gets a call from one of the kids and they told her that they had booted Grandpa out of the business, it had hit sales for more than 60%. They said they had noticed that she hadn't been in for a few weeks (she has a veterinary clinic and bought things several times a week). She told them she had been forced to look for another compounding pharmacy, and had found one online that charged half as much as a minimum order. They cut their minimum in half for her because she was a valuable customer.

That's not being persecuted because you are a christian, you have the right to keep that between you and god, that's being persecuted as a person because society is done with bigotry and hatred, religiously inspired or otherwise. Grandpa was a well liked and respected member of the community until he took up persecuting gays.

Reply
Apr 21, 2018 15:50:53   #
woodguru
 
Mutton Dressed As Lamb wrote:
I do eat at a Halal Middle Eastern restaurant. They do serve alcoholic beverages because they have a large non Muslim customer base. A co worker of mine is a Muslim woman from Albania. She keeps a Halal home and follows Ramadan. She does wear Western clothing, including sleeveless blouses and short skirts. When it comes to religion, people do have a tendency to "cherry pick" the rules they find most convenient


Exactly that right there, as a Muslim she did not allow her religious beliefs to interfere with running a business that caters to people who do not have a problem with drinking.

We had an Indian restaurant here and they served beer and wine.

Reply
Page 1 of 21 next> last>>
If you want to reply, then register here. Registration is free and your account is created instantly, so you can post right away.
Main
OnePoliticalPlaza.com - Forum
Copyright 2012-2024 IDF International Technologies, Inc.