Freedom Falsehood: Religious Liberty Isn't Under Attack In America

[Joanne98]

Whenever I hear religious conservatives assert that religious freedom is under attack in the United States, I can only shake my head.

Do they know nothing about history or even the world today? Consider what happened in Soviet Russia under Josef Stalin, where houses of worship were bulldozed and clergy tossed into gulags. Think about China and North Korea, where freedom of worship still remains a dream. Consider even one of our allies - Saudi Arabia - where it's illegal to build a Christian church.

That's religious freedom under attack. And it's deplorable. When Religious Right leaders whine about a judge somewhere in America being told to remove a Ten Commandments display, they trivialize the suffering of those who are truly oppressed.

I thought about this after reading a news article about a recent speech delivered by Dallin H. Oaks, one of the 12 "apostles" who lead the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons).

http://www.talk2action.org/story/2011/2/7/113757/3683/Front_Page/Freedom_Falsehood_Religious_Liberty_Isn_t_Under_Attack_In_America

Of course it isn't true but what IS TRUE is that the Constitution is under attack by 'christian' conservatives who are running a FIFTH COLUMN is this country that is trying to overthrow the government, repeal the Constitution and install Christia Law!

This too will END!

[Vinnie From Indy]

1. Fear is the essence of the right wing and has been since the dawn of time

Cheers!

[ladjf]

2. Have you ever noticed that when anyone tries to stop someone

else of abusing, the abuser always claims that it is they who are being abused?