The Universalists and Deists (Adams, Jefferson, Franklin, Rush, etc) sought religious freedom for all. Religion (and a-religion) in United States at the time of the founding was a complex patch work. Can't paint it so easily with a single broad brush.
Judah On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 1:12 PM, Larry C. Lyons <larrycly...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I thought that they sought religious freedom for themselves, so they > could joyfully suppress others. E.g., the puritans in new england or > the catholics in Maryland really had a lot of fun suppressing any > other christian or indian religion within their territorial bounds. > > On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 3:56 PM, GMoney <gm0n3...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 2:52 PM, Eric Roberts < >> ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> Ther is already exemptions for conscientious objectors...so they are >>> covered. Not all conscientious objectors do so for religious reasons. I >>> think these faiths need to get out of the middle ages and modernize a bit. >>> We don't allow others to walk around carrying large knives that can almost >>> be considered a short sword, so why should they be special? >>> >> >> Perhaps because this country was founded by people who risked their lives >> seeking a nation that would provide them religious freedom....? Sure their >> idea of religious freedom was a bit different, but the spirit has broadened >> and endured and become a bedrock of Americanism. >> >> This means we do what we can, within the confines of what is reasonable, to >> accommodate people's religious beliefs...no matter how ridiculous they seem. >> >> So really, there is no debate as to whether we should allow some religious >> exemptions....we should....the question is, what constitutes "reasonable", >> and when does it become truly criminal? >> >> For instance, passively murdering your child seems....criminal to me. >> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:345298 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
