Where do we draw the line with religion in school? I'll be open about my beliefs: i am a Christian, and find no shame in that. I am fine with people wearing clothing that expresses their beliefs, as i would be insulted if someone told me that my cross necklace had no place in public. But more and more i am seeing kids wearing shirts with crosses with an "x" over then and stuff like that. what's your oppinion? rude, or just freedom? is it imposing on other people's rights to believe in things if someone wears something that obviously "preaches" against it?
"If it's true that our species is alone in the universe, then I'd have to say the universe aimed rather low and settled for very little." -George Carlin
The Freedom of Speech allows everyone to voice their beliefs both publicly and privately no matter how stubborn, pig-headed, or offensive those beliefs are.
We can't stop someone from supporting their own religion, and we can't stop someone from condemning another's religion, just like we can't stop the skinheads from marching, or the KKK from preaching hate.
"If it's true that our species is alone in the universe, then I'd have to say the universe aimed rather low and settled for very little." -George Carlin
Well, in theory, someone could be offended by Christianity, like someone whose gay. People could be offended by anything. If you start making exceptions, like saying that you can't say something anti-religious, then what's to stop you from saying no one can say something anti-government? If you make exceptions in freedom of speech for one thing, you'd have to do it for others, and you ultimately weaken it. Also, if anti-religious slogans are gonna impose on your beliefs, then you didn't have a very strong faith anyway.
"of coarse this is happening inside of your head,Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it isn't real?"- Albus Dumbledore
Freedom of Speech is kinda a double edge sword like that. It their right to do whatever the hell they want in terms of speaking (as long as they aren't slandering someone, but even that gets by, just look at our media). So if I want to wear a T-shirt with a big swastika on it that says "death to jews" I can, but conversly if I want to wear a T-shirt with a slogan like "Hitler was a douche" I can do that too. So you are rightly allowed to wear religous items and shirts just as much as they (these others you speak of) can wear anti-religous clothes. You getting offended by it is your problem. Example A: thebestpageintheuniverse.com
the guy on that site says alot of things that can offend/piss people off. Conversly people can agree or find that entertaining. However just because it offends someone is no reason to change your mode of speech.
Just as it's their choice to wear something that might offend you, it's your choice to let it bug you/
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well firs of all i dont really think that any teenager really knows for absolute sure that they know what they beleave and always follow them strictly but if there are any out there good for you, and the whole t-shirt thing is compleetly rediculus i see a lot of other thinkgs out there that are more offending singling just one out to get caught up in is stupid what about people that wlk around wearing things that dont necisarily have an offending picture on the front what about girls wearing extrodinarily low cut jeans and shirts i find that offending but there is no way that i could get an entire population to change the way that they dress, it all comes down to just thinking that they can think what ever they want to and you can just know that they are wrong. and freedom of expresion is just an excuse for people to say whatever they want and get away with it. thats just my opion, my freedom of expresion.
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