Life is great:) I am Christian, but would never force
my beliefs on anyone.
This starts up the conversation naturally, and I do not feel like I am pushing
my beliefs on anyone.
Please answer my question: what gives believers the right to impose their unfounded
beliefs on anyone else, especially given their crappy record of controlling their own cult members?
> I will not try to impose
my beliefs on anyone else.
I honestly don't care what people believe, as long as they don't try to force
those beliefs on anyone else.
We shouldn't force
our beliefs on anyone, because if we did then we wouldn't be FREE;)
I run two businesses but have never felt that I needed to push
my beliefs on anyone and I don't want them to do the same to me.
It is reprehensible to me that any religous person would try to force their own religous
beliefs on anyone that does not believe.
But you do not have the right to force
your beliefs on anyone nor do you have the right to destroy anything.
I don't force
my beliefs on anyone nor do I condemn anyone who offers a different point of view.
I don't think he was trying to push his religious
beliefs on anyone.
This man is not imposing
his beliefs on anyone, and I doubt very much whether the families would mind if Jewish neighbors put up a star of David (or, for that matter, if muslims put up a crescent) if it were done in a spirit of hope and friendship as this man has done with the cross.
He's not imposing his views or
beliefs on anyone by speaking at a church... other than people who wanted to be there.
But that as President of the US he has no business forcing his personal religious
beliefs on anyone else.
I can GUARANTEE that I will never FORCE
my beliefs on anyone the way that gays and the like have tried to force their beliefs on us now for so many years.
(google pascals wager) A true christian job / duty on this earth is NOT to FORCE his / her religion /
beliefs on anyone else... as Paul said «You must be able to give an explanation for the JOY you have and the HOPE You have, and the FAITH you have to others» the rest is up to God the Holy Ghost and the person you are talking to, to believe, or not..
I don't impose my Christian
beliefs on anyone but have consistently been attacked by atheists dozens of times over my life.
Most Christians that I know do not push
their beliefs on anyone.
Evangelicals NEVER push
their beliefs on anyone else, nor do the ever pass judgement on others simply because those others may not think the same and believe in the same things.
Anyone is free to believe what they choose to believe — but not to force their own crackpot religious
beliefs on anyone else including their employees.
I don't throw my Bible at anyone, I don't hand out tracts (God knows I hate these with a passion, especially when I get them...), and I don't force
my beliefs on anyone.
So many people who advocate or speak publicly for political or personal reasons aren't acknowledged as much when it comes to religion when someone is wanting to speak out about there faith a light bulb goes off and says we don't want to hear, or talk, or, air any thing that has to do with the mentioning of God but because of the high profile story and because this is the President of the United States it's ok hats off to them for not being ashamed to speak about there faith I agree with Richard some people just because they profess there faith doesn't mean there trying to push there
beliefs on anyone people of faith have a right to free speech also.
This is the United States of America, land of the free, last I checked... I don't force my personal
beliefs on anyone else, nor do I expect others to force their personal beliefs on me... This family is not harming anyone in living their life following THEIR beliefs... Who gives ANYONE else the right to say they're WRONG because they choose to share their lives as they do?
So we shouldn't try to impose
our beliefs on anyone else, but it is perfectly fine for you to speculate about why we believe what we do.
> I agree with Richard some people just because they profess there faith doesn't mean there trying to push there
beliefs on anyone people of faith have a right to free speech also.
What you DO N'T have the right to is force
your beliefs on anyone else.
He did not force
his beliefs on anyone.
You have NO right to impose your religious
beliefs on ANYONE ELSE!!
The right to freedom is guaranteed under the laws set by Islam and NOBODY can enforce
their belief on ANYONE else, not even their own people bond by blood.
I don't force
my belief on anyone but i don't want anyone to stop me from saying what my belief are when i have to give an opinion.
I'm not trying to force
my belief on anyone because it's up to them to decide but no one on this earth could tell me that he does not exist.
I can not force
belief on anyone.
Not exact matches
Anyone can choose the skill level they want, but I feel it should be their choice, not one imposed
on them by a limiting
belief.
true but atheist never killed
anyone or started wars or try to make laws restricting rights based
on their
beliefs as all the other stupid religions do... thats the problem.
It had not occurred to me that
anyone would imagine that the only alternative to a boundless confidence in reason's competency to extract moral truths from nature's evident forms, no matter what the prevailing cultural regime, is the
belief that moral knowledge is the exclusive preserve of «revelation,» narrowly conceived as a body of inscrutable legislations irrupting into history from
on high.
As long as no one forces you or
anyone else to ride in separate buses or post
on separate discussion boards you have no moral or other right to force those willing to ride separate buses and post
on separate discussion boards to follow YOUR
beliefs.
I do my best to never mistreat
anyone because of their
beliefs, but I do enjoy talking about Christ, as I believe he can have a great and positive impact
on others.
There should be no discussion
on the matter... it is wrong to FORCE
anyone to pay for anything — ESPECIALLY when it is against their very
beliefs.
It just makes
anyone with no
belief in a god figure look like a d - bag to
anyone «
on the fence».
West Western churches became guarantors of theological schools of thought Western church membership is often contingent
on fine points of doctrine Some western Christians believe that definite
beliefs are incompatible with tolerance The atmosphere arose in which
anyone could start a church
Scholasticism Theology moved from the monastery to the university Western theology is an intellectual discipline rather than a mystical pursuit Western theology is over-systematized Western Theology is systematized, based
on a legal model rather than a philosophical model Western theologians debate like lawyers, not like rabbis Reformation Catholic reformers were excommunicated and formed Protestant churches Western churches become guarantors of theological schools of thought Western church membership is often contingent
on fine points of doctrine Some western Christians believe that definite
beliefs are incompatible with tolerance The atmosphere arose in which
anyone could start a church The legal model for western theology intensifies despite the rediscovery of the East
Pardon me, but I have no
belief, nor do I shove it
on anyone or try to inject it in my politics like the GOP and Teabaggers.
If
anyone started doing something like this to Mormons, l bet you would never hear the end of complaining, calling it an attack
on their freedom of
belief & freedom of religion.
They accept that their
belief is right for them, and have never tried to push it
on me or
anyone else.
... i know your book says don't believe anything else before or after to protect its place in history, but just as you would read greek mythology and have incredulous thoughts about multigods ruling the earth water and the undergrounds, those who are not stuck
on your wavelength, read your mythology and think how
anyone in their right minds could ever fall for those idolatric stories... your
belief in your creationist god is as unfathomable as an adult looking up the chimney and feeling the power of Santa Clause in them... does the power of Santa Clause compel you?
Give me an example of
anyone «forcing» a
belief on anybody in the modern world.
Your
belief if the afterlife doesn't erase
anyone's time here
on earth.
Unless David exercises his right as originator / facilitator of this blog and blocks my posts, I have as much right to express my
beliefs and speculations
on this blog as
anyone else.
Sadly, I no longer share my thoughts
on religion with
anyone that is not an atheist for I have found very few believers can hold an open discussion without resorting to insults when they feel their
beliefs are being questioned.
For all of you who work with us, you hopefully see that we don't force our
beliefs on others, don't prohibit others from drinking coffee or alcohol at work or work dinners / parties, it's pretty much like working with
anyone else.