Senators Bill proves they don't know what religious freedom is

If you just read what these Senators had to say, you'd think that religion is under attack, but you'd have to have lived under a rock to believe that. Every time they come out with something like this it is one more reminder of the basis of this nation. If we do not defend everyone's right to make their own choices, decide what/who they want to believe, feel as free as anyone else to do so, then we all lose.

INHOFE AND WICKER:
Lifting Obama’s gag order on military chaplains
Military Religious Freedom Act defends conscience

By Sen. Jim Inhofe and Sen. Roger Wicker

Friday, October 5, 2012

Our Founding Fathers spoke much about the importance of “freedom of conscience” and its underpinning of all other freedoms. In 1803, Thomas Jefferson said, “We are bound, you, I, and every one to make common cause even with error itself, to maintain the common right of freedom of conscience.”

Recent decisions by the Obama administration and Pentagon leaders threaten this common right, and their assault on freedom of conscience raises new and serious concerns — especially for our servicemen and women. Our armed services were created with an apolitical framework, and this unique platform has helped maintain Americans’ trust and respect for the military. Since repeal of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, however, the administration has looked to the military as a way to advocate a liberal social agenda and challenge Americans’ freedom of conscience.

Last year, the Department of Defense (DOD) said state laws would be acknowledged and upheld when it came to marriage and civil unions. Now, in a heated presidential election season, DOD and the Obama administration are pushing the limits on their promise and the rule of law for the sake of politics. A prime example of this occurred in May, when the first homosexual marriage-like ceremony took place in a chapel on Fort Polk in Louisiana.
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This will give you an idea of Christians usually mentioned when a politician talks about "freedom of religion" but all too often fail to mention how many believe differently. So which faith is under attack? What about Jews, Muslims, Hindu, Buddhists or any of the other faiths or branches of these faiths? That's the point. We are all supposed to be able to decide on our own, not be forced to acknowledge any other faith but to be tolerant of all of them equally including the citizens of this nation when they chose to not believe at all.

I've heard soldiers say that they went to see a military Chaplain for spiritual issues and ended up being told they were going to hell because they were not a member of the Chaplain's faith. Is that right? Is that what these Senators want to defend?

I've read complaints about how Atheist soldiers, willing to die for believers, being forced to attend religious events and forced to hear someone pray. Is that what these Senators consider religious freedom?

Gay rights are not about religion. No one is forcing any religious body to acknowledge these rights under the law. They are not forced to welcome gay married couples under the law. They are not forced to break their own rules. Is that what these Senators think is going on?

Do they even know what a Chapel is? There are denominations of Christians where gay members are equal in their eyes. This is not something that elected officials should be trying to get involved with unless they really want to begin a nation where no one is free to make their own choices. These men are Senators, elected to serve the citizens of their states and that means all of them.

Let's take a look at what they have not gotten done for the sake of the people of this nation that would have mattered to everyone and compare that to the rights they want taken away from others.

Jobs? No they didn't have time for that issue. They want to end the Affordable Care Act, but came up with no plan of their own to take care of the people in this nation unable to afford to pay for health insurance. There is no issue these folks were capable of taking on when it mattered to everyone in this nation but they spent more time complaining about what has not been done by them. Nice work and they get a pay check to do it on top of everything else.