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Moreover, the protesters are attacking a fundamental value of the state itself. Denmark, as a liberal democracy, holds free speech as a basic value: violence and burning flags (which contained, let it be pointed out, a cross of the Christian faith) are not paths to peace, let alone assimilation. Burning the flag is not only offensive to Danes, it represents an outright rejection of integration by Islamic citizens and can bring nothing but further problems to Muslim relations there...
...world.” But in February 1978, a severe snowstorm forced University officials to close Harvard for three days. It is the only known closure due to snow in the University’s memory, according to Rev. Peter J. Gomes, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals, who teaches Religion 1513, “History of Harvard and its Presidents”. Even this closure occurred only after the Massachusetts governor declared a state of emergency, brought in the national guard, and restricted any unnecessary travel. After the blizzard hit, many people asked then University President Derek...
...politicians towards the protest was to wonder why politicians will meet with religious leaders on issues such as gay marriage and abortion, but completely ignore these same leaders when they protest an immoral budget. Pastor Fred Haynes of Friendship West Baptist Church in Dallas pointed out the hypocrisy of Christian politicians who voted for this bill, saying, “Budgets, in a real sense, reflect your real spirit and your real heart. Don’t tell us about being faith-based, don’t tell us about compassionate conservatism when your budget slashes and does damage...
...addition to the Capitol Hill protest, five mainline Christian denominations issued a joint-statement, and the National Catholic Rural Life Conference launched an ad-campaign asking Christians to lobby against the bill. Despite all of this opposition from a diverse array of religious groups, many self-declared Christian politicians went ahead and voted for this bill, showing that they were at best misguided in their faith and at worse disingenuous...
...also frustrating—and curious—that conservative Christian organizations are not taking a stance on the budget. Focus on the Family says it is a matter of priorities, and their priorities are abortion, same-sex marriage, and seating judges who will back these positions. I’d like them to point out where in the Bible it says abortion and same-sex marriage are designated as the most important priorities for Christians, when alleviating poverty—mentioned over 3000 times in the New Testament alone—was clearly one of Jesus’ most...