Discrimination, oppression, and the War on Christianity

[LadyForCamus]

Sorry, Tack. That many people in this country share one particular belief about a thing is no one’s business but theirs. That’s why you guys have churches, and faith retreats, and online Christian communities where you can gather and worship. If you want to take a moment to say a prayer before your game (don’t even get me started on praying for sporting events) you’re free to do so in this country.  But, what right do you have involving the rest of the team? You hold a belief. Great for you. Your reasons for holding that belief are your own business, and whether those reasons are sound or not is something that you, alone, are responsible for. What you don’t have the right to do is: 1. assume other people around you hold that same belief, especially if you’re intellectually honest enough to admit it’s a faith-based belief, and 2. assume that actively trying to involve others who might not share your belief in that belief doesn’t/shouldn’t make them feel uncomfortable. If I believed in the Pink Unicorn Faloola, creator of all things, and invited all the kids at my son’s field day celebration to join me in prayer to Her, wouldn’t you think that’s tad inappropriate? You guys seem to think that the sheer number of you somehow makes your belief more reasonable and more acceptable to the rest of us. It doesn’t. Just ask a Muslim.