RE: FFRF is pissing off Ham and the Christians..... again.
January 13, 2019 at 7:46 pm
(This post was last modified: January 13, 2019 at 7:48 pm by T0 Th3 M4X.)
(January 13, 2019 at 6:53 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Adorable. But I don't get why you think I was confusing people with penguins. Could you spell it out for me, please?
Boru
You asked what I was talking about. Those are penguins.
Spell it out for you? Sure
P-E-N-G-U-I-N-S
(January 13, 2019 at 7:09 pm)polymath257 Wrote:(January 13, 2019 at 6:14 pm)T0 Th3 M4X Wrote: It's not violating anything. It's nuts claiming it does. If people want to go, they have the right to go. Now if they demanded you go, then there would be a problem if you don't want to go, but those people clearly were interested in going. Makes no difference if it was a museum or an atheist church.
Yes, if people want to go, they have the right to go. If they don't want to go, they have the right to not go. Nothing has changed in those rights.
But, the government doesn't have the right to sponsor such an event. The people don't have the right to expect the government to promote or advertise their trip. They can do their own advertising without the government getting involved. THAT is the whole issue here.
(January 13, 2019 at 5:01 pm)T0 Th3 M4X Wrote: Yep. Wacko cult. Looks like they got to you already.
The people were promoting it. It's not the business of the government to interfere. It's an action of the people. There are people in the government, if those people choose to do something, then let them choose. That's what's known as freedom.
The government isn't supposed to be a power "over" the people, it's supposed to be a power "of" the people.
People >/= Government
not
Government > People
The government is not there to tell them they have to go, but the government should ensure they are free to go if they choose.
No, the *government* was promoting it. That is the whole point. And yes, it isn't the place of the government to interfere one way or the other. But in this case, it did so.
People were promoting it. They are part of the state, so they're allowed to do that. The government can't force someone to go or penalize them for not going.
