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Nice Freedom Of Religion photos

A few nice Freedom of Religion images I found:

Video: The World, You, and Your Mind
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Image by go thunk yourself
robertworstell.com/sedona-method/world-mind/

"Listening to a rare Levenson video yesterday and it hit me tonight that this was a key to many things for many people.

Now this may not seem all that practical, but it’s the underlying idea which you should consider:

It’s spirit, mind, body – the being created the mind, and then used the mind to create the World and body.

Most of science (and religion) gets this completely different – and you are free to believe whichever you want.

Levenson holds that we are far more powerful and capable than we let on. That we can do much more than we let ourselves demonstrate.

Practically, this is true…"

Article 18: Freedom of religion & belief
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Image by Eat your greens!

If the US is all about freedom of religion, why wont courts in Michigan let Mulsim women in court?

Question by 2nd In Command to David: If the US is all about freedom of religion, why wont courts in Michigan let Mulsim women in court?
like they made a law saying, basically, that you have to take off the hijab in court. but if that’s their religion, isn’t that going against the freedom of religion act?

Best answer:

Answer by Dicken C
Because freedom of religion in the US means freedom for christians and jews.

Brutal answers here. The hijab doesn’t cover the face, mouth, etc. It only covers the hair.

You goofs are thinking about the burqa, which the asker didn’t mention.

Know better? Leave your own answer in the comments!

Easter: Where Religion Finally Dies

Speaker Ron Dunn shared about a time he took his son and six of his classmates to a carnival for his son’s birthday. Once there he bought a roll of tickets, and each time the group arrived at a new line he would pull off seven tickets and hand them to the kids. When they arrived at the Ferris wheel all of a sudden there was an eighth kid in the group holding out his hand.

Ron said, “Who are you?”

The kid said, “I’m Johnny.”

Ron said, “Who are you, Johnny?”

Johnny said, “I’m your son’s new friend. And he said you would give me a ticket.”

Ron then said, “Do you think I gave him one? Absolutely.” Why would Ron give a ticket to a kid he never met before? The simple reason is because of his son.

In the song “Fields of Grace” Darrel Evans sings, “There’s a place where religion finally dies.” The word “religion” means “to bind.” In its proper sense it can mean to bind us to God; in a negative sense it means to leave people feeling bound to impossible rules, demands and guilt, something Jesus never taught.

Easter is about the death of religion and the revelation of life. It is about the elimination of religious lists of “do’s” and “don’ts” being replaced by the love and grace of God.

With over forty thousand denominations, countless people have been left feeling confused and bound, rather than finding freedom to live what the New Testament calls “the life that is really life” (1 Timothy 6:19).

And while some of the Apostle Paul’s words have been abused in the making of religions, in fact he prayed that people would “have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God” (Ephesians 3:18-19).

This love Paul tells us is received from God, “not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time” (1Timothy 6:19).

Stunning isn’t it? Before time began, before we took our first breath, God’s grace was already given to us.

Many decades ago Kenneth Wuest shared, “God’s salvation is an oversize salvation. It is shock proof, stain proof, unbreakable, all sufficient. It is equal to every emergency, for it flows from the heart of an infinite God freely bestowed and righteously given through the all sufficient sacrifice of our Lord on the Cross. Salvation is all of grace. Trust God’s grace. It is super abounding grace.”

The wonder, the awesome picture, the magnificent promise is that Easter is about this and so much more for one reason; simply because we are friends of the Son.

A former pastor, Tobin holds both a B.A. and an M.A. in theology. Having traveled widely in the Marine Corps and as a graduate student, Tobin has spent the past 15 years gathering some of the world’s most powerful life-changing truths. He’s the author of ‘The Life That Is Really Life: How Biblical Truth Can Transform Your Spiritual, Emotional, Physical and Relational Health’ available at his website twominutesermon.com

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Nice Freedom Of Religion photos

Some cool Freedom of Religion images:

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The Rev. Barry W. Lynn, Americans United For the Separation of Church and State executive director (on the right), and the Rev. Welton Gaddy, president of The Interfaith Alliance Foundation, also participated in the simulcast.

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Everyone at the end of the show.

Cool Freedom Of Religion images

Some cool Freedom of Religion images:

Barack Obama: A mosaic of people
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Image by tsevis
Some politics first:
Even if I don’t believe in easy and generic definitions, I could describe my political views as libertarian. I am usualy standing for liberty and freedom, economical and social.
I m sympathising the west democratic culture and I would like to see it succeed.
I used to be very political active once. It was when I was younger and I thouht that a political theory could change the world.
Growing older I realize that ideologies alone cannot improve people’s lives. In any ideology or political theory there are pros and cons. And at the end of the day, even if quite all political ideologies are supose to be there to help people and human societies, none can make it without the right people. By people I mean leaders and society. A leader alone cannot make anything good if his people don’t want and/or don’t know how to face progress. And societies need leader to be the symbol of their will and their hopes.
I think that any mature person could easily accept that the above are common sense.
So, it makes common sense to me to support Barack Obama to be the next president of the United States. He might not be the ideal candidate for a libertarian, but he seems the right guy to give a new perspective to the western democratic system.

I am not an american citizen and I cannot vote for him. But as someone who likes the ideal of the american dream, who sees the values of the western civilization being fought (and sometimes not unfairly) by so many people in all over the world, I created this as a personal contribution to the ideals I still believe:
A mosaic portrait of Barack Obama made out of people who support him.
A mosaic of people of any race, religion, nationality and culture.
A mosaic of unity.

About the image:
This mosaic is made with Synthetik Studio Artist, Adobe Photoshop and Apple QuickTime Pro. I have used custom developed scripts and techniques (There are some description of these techniques in many of my images in this photostream.)
All images used are from BarackObamaDotCom Flickr photostream and from some other Obama supporters. All images are licenced under the Creative Commons scheme (If – by mistake – I have used any copyrighted photo, please send me a message. If anyone doesn’t want to be part of this mosaic, please ask me to take your face away from this mosaic)
This image is also licenced under the Creative Commons scheme. You can download it, print it, use it in your own designs, but you have to credit me and you re not allowed to use it in any commercial work.
Please, don’t use it to express hate, racism or anything negative.

Thanks
I would like to thank my friend and partner at Tsevis Visual Design, Aris Sakkas, who helped me with the preparation of the tiles. I also like to thank my wife Eva for her suggestions and her continuous support.
Last but not least I am thanking all the Obama supporters who contributed these beautiful photos.

YES, we can!

Installing portrait of His Holiness the Dalai Lama above Tharlam Monastery entry, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Image by Wonderlane
His Holiness the Dalai Lama is awarded the U.S. Congressional Gold Medal, and Tibetans and Tibetan Buddhist communities worldwide celebrate.

The 14th Dalai Lama outclasses everybody.

"The President called His Holiness the Dalai Lama, a "universal symbol of peace and tolerance."

He said, "I will continue to urge the leaders of China to welcome the Dalai Lama to China," adding that "They will find this good man to be a man of peace and reconciliation."

He said "Americans cannot look to the plight of the religiously oppressed and close our eyes or turn away."

He said he has "consistently told the Chinese that religious freedom is in their nation’s interest. I’ve also told them that I think it’s in their interest to meet with the Dalai Lama." "
www.tibet.com/NewsRoom/hhdcvisit3.htm

vaspers 1
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Image by saleemkhan
Starts off sounding like someone generally anti-religion — whatever floats your boat

Q&A: What is the origin of the “freedom of religion” misperception?

Question by Sjnoring Vjerilood: What is the origin of the “freedom of religion” misperception?
Religion is illegal, so what misreading of the Constitution leads to this funny idea of religious freedom?

Best answer:

Answer by Timothy
wait, wat? its the first amendment.

Add your own answer in the comments!

Nice Freedom Of Religion photos

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Singer/songwriter Catie Curtis has a personal interest in same-sex marriage legislation. She spends a lot of time explaining that, yes, she is married to another woman and they have two beautiful adopted children. Her music is also pretty darn cool.

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When I started to take this picture, no one was standing in front of the logo…

Religion Without Faith

A little boy pushed his tiny hand into the Pastor’s and said “morning pastor, can I ask you a question?” The Pastor, with his usual warm smile said “Sure Billy, what is it?” “Well” said Billy, “I was wondering what it means to be a Christian”?

“Well Billy” responded the Pastor, “I talk about that every Sunday. I will be explaining it again this morning, but just so you don’t have to wait, a Christian is just someone who has given up their sin to the Lord and accepted him as their savior”.

Billy looked puzzled for a moment, and asked “so a Christian is someone who shouldn’t sin anymore right”? “That’s right”, acknowledged the Pastor, “and when they don’t sin, you can see their joy. They are kind and helpful to others. They stand out in a crowd. They are the kind of people you would like to be around Billy. Do you understand?”

Billy, obviously wrestling with his response, hesitatingly nodded his head and said “uh huh, I think so, but, but, but can you tell me, have I ever seen one?”

While this is a humorous story as most stories about children are, Billy’s question brings attention to an alarming trend in Christianity. Today we have so many different ideas floating around about what it means to be a “Christian” that we too are tempted to ask the question “have I ever seen one”? One cannot help but wonder how some who claim to be believers can act like those who do not believe.

Many centuries ago, in a world much smaller than today, it was a crime to be a Christian. In fact, it was a crime just to be accused of being a Christian. It took only an unsubstantiated accusation to bring an end to one’s freedom. If a business competitor wanted you out of the picture, all they needed to do was to make an official complaint that they heard you praying to the Christian God and the authorities moved swiftly against you.

For a short period of time under Roman rule, if you were found guilty of such a heinous crime as believing in the Son of God, the person who filed the complaint was awarded your property. One had no recourse. They either admitted their guilt and suffered or denied their guilt and suffered. For evil-minded people, this legislative blunder gave them a new way to cheat and steal. You can imagine how quickly this got out of hand.

Then there was a period in history when almost the opposite was true. The Emperor Constantine, after reportedly seeing the sign of a cross in the sky with the words “In this sign conquer”, proclaimed himself to be a Christian. It immediately became socially beneficial to declare one’s self a Christian. Never mind that there was no actual conversion or regeneration; it was socially expedient to be labeled a Christian.

Sadly, the same thing can be said about many today who name that blessed name. Certain social advantages have manifested themselves for those who give the appearance that they are religious. This is especially true with celebrities. From the rock star who prays with their group before a performance to the professional athlete who points to heaven after scoring in a gesture aimed at making you think they know God; it is popular to come across as religious. This spiritual mentality has manifested itself at all levels of society and is has ecumenically transcended denominational creeds and beliefs. If you appear “religious” you are accepted by all.

But this religion is not fueled by faith and without faith there can be no true religion. There is no evidence of conversion, no thirst for the Word, and no reverence for the one they claim to know. In fact, there is a total disregard for the holiness of God. These are new age Christians. They do not exercise their faith, they sport it on irreverent t-shirts that say “This blood is for you” or “Jesus gym”, which depicts a long-haired Jesus as a weight-lifter.

Let us not forget the ever-popular acronym “WWJD” or “What Would Jesus Do” slogan. Theologically, there is nothing wrong with asking ourselves this question. Indeed, we are encouraged to consider what Jesus would do if confronted with the same circumstances? We should ask ourselves “What would Jesus do? How can I honor my Lord in this thing?”

Pragmatically, if we listen to the new age crowd’s answer, it seems that Jesus would do a lot of things that traditional Christians would find questionable, and that are in conflict with Jesus’ own words. Somehow, I just cannot envision the Son of God blowing up an abortion clinic. I can’t see him blasting out an ungodly heavy metal noise from an electric guitar to “bless” a congregation. And there are a hundred other things I know he would not do that others do “in his name”.

The problem is that people unskilled and even unfamiliar with the Word of God are gathering large followings and spewing out their humanistic, erroneous views of God. It is the old “if it feels good, it must be right” mentality. There are little, if any, doctrinal stands, and any mention of traditional Christian values are scorned. The consequences are grave. It gives false hope to a faithless religion.

This rapidly growing shift towards religious zeal without foundational understanding of Bible doctrine is no nuance. It is a major change in philosophy that uses religion to make humanism and pluralism more palatable. Worse yet, many of those strong in traditional faith are starting to think maybe this new brand of faithless religion isn’t really that bad after all.

True Christians must be vigilant. Jesus warned there would come a falling away from the faith. He said there would be wolves in sheep’s clothing and we are seeing that today. Charles Spurgeon warned of this slippery slope that Christendom was on well over 120 years ago. He said that entertainment would find its way into our churches and eventually people would come to be entertained, not to worship.

The question needs to be asked, “Are we to feed the sheep or entertain goats”?

The author is a retired Coast Guard Officer with over 32 years of service. He is also a Baptist Preacher and Bible Teacher. He helps those grieving the loss of a pet to understand the Biblical evidence that proves they live on. His most popular book, “Cold Noses at the Pearly Gates” delivers hope and comfort to the reader in a very gentle, yet convincing way. Visit at www.coldnosesbook.com for more information and tips or write to Gary at petgate@aol.com.

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Q&A: where can i find excerpts for the constitution on the freedom of religion?

Question by *Ashley*: where can i find excerpts for the constitution on the freedom of religion?
im trying to find a link to put on my english webpage so people can click on it and see the excerpt about the freedom of religion. please help.
thanks!

Best answer:

Answer by Bill
It’s the First Amendment.

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof . . .”

Give your answer to this question below!

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