I Believe In Freedom of Religion

For Everyone

By: SpiritOfTheRabbit

Written on March 14th, 2012

I believe in freedom of religion- not because it's supposedly what America (my country) was founded upon- but because it is a basic human right. I am a Christian but I am not here to judge people. I want everyone to be able to worship as they choose without being persecuted by other religious groups. I believe every individual person finds his/her own spirituality when he/she is meant to, no matter what that is. I was raised in a Christian family and brought up in a Baptist church. I converted and was Wiccan for 6 years before becoming Agnostic, and now I have had another spiritual breakthrough and I am back to the spirituality of my roots. Every way that "God" chooses to speak to us and affect us is important, and no one's right to that should ever be denied.

By: SpiritOfTheRabbit

Age: 31-35 , Female

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CrazyWaterSpring

Freedom of religion is for everyone. Certain groups claim that as a cover for proselytizing. Minority religions (Pagans, Jews and many immigrants) really don't need to be "saved." If a belief or path works for someone FINE. Just be respectful of freedom of religion by not pushing it on someone who clearly is not interested. Would you like for them to bother you about why their religion is the superior one?

The United States was NOT founded as a Christian nation.

Mar 15, 2012
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MrHazeInCherubsGrace

We are all spiritual beings, regardless of what brand of spirituality you choose to follow (or don't)..However one wants to find salvation I'm A-OK with...it's just when people try to impose their brand of spirituality on others I don't like..its like if someone doesn't care for McDonalds..but someone else who happens to be larger says..NOW ALL YOU CAN EAT IS MCDONALDS..and they say..well..no it's ok..I got my wendys..but they say NO! WENDY'S SUCKS!..ONLY MCDONALDS!...which one is better? I don't know..probably neither..some people will like McDonalds, and some people will like Wendy's based on their own experiences...it's the thousands of years that people have been manipulated with faith that needs to end..spirituality has to be combined with rationality..in what I call sprationality...yeah..it's a thing..I also believe it's a very personal thing..there's nothing wrong with having leaders, and teachers, or elders to help guide you toward whatever you believe is your salvation..but everyone is human and therefor susceptible to corruption.

Mar 14, 2012
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- SpiritOfTheRabbit
  So intelligent for someone so young. :)
  
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- MrHazeInCherubsGrace
  Well I'm 25..so not that young :P..but thank you :)
  
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HeartLikeAChild

I realize that some "Christians" will hate me for saying this, but the united States of America was NOT founded as a "Christian Nation". It was founded as a Godly country and "that's" a big difference. A Godly country is one wholly based upon God's laws ....and one of the biggest tenets of God's law is choice. A choice to accept God, or not. A choice to love Him ...."or not". It is said that God is love ...and love, cannot be forced.

Mar 14, 2012
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- Airion
  It was founded in this way by chance and was already inhabited by highly spiritual american Indians, so technically it was founded on spiritualism.
  
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