1 of our rights that has been stolen is Religious Freedom

Atheism has raged against any sign of religious faith in our communities and methodically is taking away our freedom of religion.

Not because the Christians or Jews are overbearing and oppressive. Not because people of faith suppressed them. And not because we demanded conformity to our faith.

Christianity did nothing at all to create hardships or persecution of the atheists among us.

Atheism is scientific, not a protected Constitutional Right of Religious Freedom.

Atheism is based entirely on physical proof using scientific theories to explain the doctrines and beliefs of faith accepted by religion(s).

Atheism rejects everything that is accepted by faith, if absent of physical scientific proof.

We did not provoke atheist by requiring conformity to any religious faith.

But, Christianity has suffered from atheist world views, merely because articles of faith offend them.

Articles representing our basic common principles, found in neutral articles of faith like the 10 commandments, or right hand on the Bible in court proceedings are under constant threat of removal along with articles celebrating holidays like Christmas.

We gave success to commercializing Christmas through our giving gifts in honor of our faith. We are the force behind “red to black” of Black Friday, padding the financials of many successful services, entertainment, and retail sales.

83% of Americans identify themselves with Christian Judeo Faiths. But, representations of Judeo Christianity seen or acknowledged visibility in our society is offensive and suppressed by the scientifically oriented atheist. Who claim any display of faith offends them, and they feel they have a religious right to "Not Be Offended" by the religious culture within our society.

So therefore. Every year atheist raise more and more objections. They claim to need protections from being publically offended. They suppress faith in every community, accusing any evidence or thread of faith robs them of their right to live amongst us, their religious neighbors, because any dign of faith in God anywhere and everywhere offends them!

Atheist view signs of faith, including many neutral articles representing the commonality of diverse religions faiths. Claiming every public display is an infraction of the separation of church and state.

In a letter from a revered author, thought to be the father of Classical Liberalism and noted as an inspiration to the founding fathers. John Locke said, “

So this is the real deal, most people believe in a higher power, even if they don’t attend church. And there are a many atheist that actually could care less if "Under God" is in the pledge, or if 10 Commandment statues are in the court house.

So there goes one of our rights, hidden in offense, appealing to our tolerance. We hate to offend. But when an offense becomes societies method to oppress our religious freedom it is Un-American.

Then our freedom of speech.

Political correct speech polices every word spoken, and suppresses the freedom of speech. Binding it by politically incorrect definitions and accusing everyday words spoken not ill intended. They accuse people using common phrases of being motivated by racism, disrespect, and discrimination.

Does the pressures of government and society, that demands we alter our manner of speech to meet politically correct standards feel free? Should we allow society to dictate and vilify any common words we use in our everyday speech, if the word has a possibility to be personally interpreted as offensive, and identified as politically incorrect speech?

Does this feel free to anyone?

Ill tell you, Its not free speech! They are taking your right of free speech away, and its bias and selective, and mostly applies to suppress majorities to avoid offending minority groups from race to sexual orientation. But, not a really a 2 way street.

And we shouldn’t have our words censored! Hate speech threats and overt words of prejudice, yes. But that’s the extent of acceptability. We should not accept censorship of our Speech!

Anyone who believes that we are not losing our Constitutional rights, is like the frog that sits in slowly boiling water, until it's too late. Our enemies have been slowly chipping away at our God given rights. They can do this because they have controlled our educational system for several decades. Year after year, they have dumbed down America's youth, to the point where most of them couldn't even tell you what's in our bill of rights. If that's not a recipe for disaster, I don't know what is. They can take away our rights because most people don't even know what those rights are. Many of them don't even care, as long as those government checks keep showing up. Sheeple. Every single one of them.

Yes, but it isn't just the conservatives who feel violated...

Eminent domain has been expanded to allow people's homes to be taken not just for things like building a common road but for putting up a more profitable resort or shopping mall.

Despite the Supreme Court currently upholding Roe vs Wade the rights of women to have abortions if they choose is under constant assault by a very pushy minority of the general population.

The right to vote is under assault by recent expansions of the rights of corporations to fund the political processes in their favor.

And I would argue the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness is directly threatened for our children when basic elementary and primary public schooling is assaulted both in terms of its content and its funding.

You see it goes both ways.

Yep...our civil rights are indeed melting faster than a snowcone in Phoenix in August.

It all began with the passing of the Patriot Act, some 14 years ago. That tyrannical little piece of legislature took away about half of your Bill of Rights.

It has since only gotten worse.

Do you know you can be now held in a jail cell for three days before charges are Even filed? And that cops can do search and seizures without obtaining a warrant?

And that you are on camera virtually the entire time you are out in public?

America is now basically a police state. Cops kill innocent people every week. And yet they rarely are reprimanded, and they keep getting more customers funding. Many big city police forces are better equipped than the militaries of many entire nations!

Yet, violent crime has been dropping in America on the whole for several years. So their Wehrmacht like buildup is totally uncalled for.

Except for the reason they know many Americans are sick of this...and a civil war....a Revolution could be coming.

This is long, but, I hope it gives you valuable thoughts.

I have concerns about Trump, mostly on his articulation and experience, not just political experience but just being adequately studied on political procedure and current events.

He would need a really strong cabinet, in areas he's not strong in.

But as far as the statement you made here, it’s not actually a real or accurate evaluation of Trump nor the situation surrounding Trump.

These statement and other accusations are not sensible, logical arguments.

Trump actually WANTS to protect people’s rights. Including women and blacks.

You have to understand the personality of Trump….

I’m a women and he doesn’t bother me.

He is a hot head. He is not politically correct. He steps in shit when he opens his mouth, NOT because his motives are bad or evil, not because he is a dictator, and not because he's a racist, or hates women.

It’s because he never really had to package his words carefully, and he didn’t intend to run for office.

I’m not saying Trump is qualified in my opinion to be president.

But, I am saying:

Many things you see at this time are provoked.

HE, Trump, is a hot head, he is provoked.

Black Lives Matter are hotheads they are provoked.

AND they exploit and MEDIA exploits.

Much is taken out of context.

Many things Trump has ever said in the past is just Trump being Trump. A celebrity, a big talker, a hot head, a real estate tycoon, a guy from New York.

To vilifying Trump is actually inaccurate and off base.

He is not, and he should not be an excuse for a bunch of people to make a platform, and lead the country by “mob rules behavior,” and “force a power of influence and authority” over everyone, through intimidation.

I do have logically based concerns about Trump as president.

Such as –

Cruz brought to our attention that Trump is in litigation and may be sued for an expensive real estate course he ran, so being involved in that, depending on the details may be a true, tangible, measurable and factual concern.

The series of off the cuff remarks made through his lifetime, many out of context, and others in my opinion are just mouthy hot head words without a politically correct filter!

I didn’t like his reaction to Meagan Kelly during and after the first debate.

But I don't see it as “hating women or devaluing women,” I see it as he was backed into a corner, and he really isn’t accustomed to. And he doesn't adjust his reactions.

He simply is just rash, with brute honesty, wears his feelings and attitudes on his sleeve, and honestly just opens his mouth and steps in shit, and he does so in reaction at the moment, and in the heat of the moment.

Trump is like many people I have experienced, and maybe, even a little like myself.

So I get the crap that falls out of his mouth in the heat of the moment.

But to vilify him by these things is more of a Salem witch hunt, than a true reasonable evaluation. I can see why some people would say or feel things they do, or form opinions by what he has said or says. But there is a HUGE overreaction to all of it! And, it isn’t balanced!

Here is Trump in a Nutshell:

He is a High D personality traitss

with a secondary High I personality traits

He has a low level S personality traits

He had a low level C personality traits

And that is most likely his DISC profile.

(below is a basic view of DISC personality traits)

D - dominant traits

I - Inspiring traits

S – Serving traits

C – Cautious traits

So, I’ll explain WHY accusing Trump of having an interest or a motive in taking rights away is an off base accusation.

1st of all, ask yourself why??? Why Would He? And, Why Would He logically Want To?

1st put yourself in his perspective…. It may surprise you.

Your really not as important as you think you are to Trump.

Or, Let’s Rephrase that to understand exactly what I mean by that.

He actually doesn’t NEED to be President.

I really think Trump was drinking a beer and said ”Shit, I can fix this, maybe I should run for president!”

There’s a funny of Trump Facebook post that says that. But, the real funny part of the post is, I think its closer to being True than not true!!

He doesn’t NEED to be president, He doesn’t NEED you, and he doesn’t NEED to make you important to himself at all.

He doesn’t even need your approval in life, and he doesn’t NEED, or WANT your rights!

Your Life, Your Local Economy, Your Future Security, Your Unemployment or Your Ability or Inability to Charge a Reasonable Bid as a Handyman because of Competing Below Market Bids on Projects by under the table alien workers - that take away Your Jobs and Your Income Potential and then Leave You at a Disadvantage, Unable to take care of yourself and your family!

None of these things, that affect you, actually will ever affect TRUMP or HIS FAMILY, AT ALL.

If Mexican immigrants get the jobs you didn’t get. Trump doesn’t have to pay your mortgage, your electric, your grocery bill, and your education etc… To Trump, whether you have a job or not, really doesn’t have ANY effect on Trump’s life nor anyone he cares about!

As far as terrorism, AND your safe traveling on commercial airplanes, that is the least important thing PERSONALLY to Trump! Why?

BECAUSE HE ACTUALLY HAS HIS OWN PLANE!

He doesn’t NEED or WANT your social security check, your unemployment check, he doesn’t have to pay your healthcare or Obamacare premiums, he doesn’t compete in your job market, he doesn’t walk your streets and encounter your neighborhood crime, nor does he encounter your areas crime done by undocumented immigrants. The reality is, some illegals are or could be potential rapists murderers or thieves!

WAIT A MINUTE, How dare he say that about illegal aliens, You BIGOT. There I said it for you!

Now, YOU WAIT A MINUTE. Here is some common sense thoughts you should also consider when forming your opinions.

Actually, illegals come in the USA, without required records.

We have no idea who or where they are, and we have no ability to do any homework on them, on their background, or even varify THEIR REAL NAMES!

Because there is no ID or Passport required when you are Illegal!

So, through legal immigration, we are more able to reject the entrance of criminals, and drug smugglers.

Another thought, and please understand, I’m making a point not being cruel.

But, the ones who come illegally, come from the poorest and most crime ridden areas of Mexico.

These are the people who are the least likely to ever afford to come legally.

Now, make comparisons between illegals and legals.

Allowing legals in the USA - We have more ability to vet them and reject criminals, because it is required that they have records, and IDs and a Passports.

But illegals, there is a higher chance of letting in criminals. Why?

1 - Because criminals can’t easily come here legally, so they HAVE to come illegally

and

2 - Most illegals are coming from the poorest areas that have the highest concentration of crime. and illegals are traveling from these areas and with criminals. What they are fleeing, high crime, and poverty and desperation is what they are bringing with them. Without our ability to vet them, no records, no health records, no criminal backgrounds, no Proof of ID or Passports!

And

3 - Mwxico is more than happy to send their criminals over to be our problem, instead of theirs!

Back to Trump:

He is a citizen like us, looking at areas the USA is messing up, and he is looking at these big problems, and his possible solutions as a motivation and a platform, and he thinks He can fix it.

Whether he can or not, isn’t relevant at the moment. Because, what we are discussing here is...

When you slice up Trump what is inside. His motives? His why?

He didn’t just decide to run to prove himself. He actually doesn’t need to prove himself, especially not to you or me.

He didn’t decide I feel like spending millions in running for president, because that would be a prestigeous thing to do.

He is business wealthy, not politician wealthy.

Politicians have career goas leading to a presidential dreams.

Trump probably didn’t have becoming president on his career goal list, and probably not even on his jump out of a plane, ride the biggest roller coaster, buy an island …. And everything else, Bucket List!

Trumps Business Background:

Many successful people had bankruptcies and use legal loopholes to build businesses. And Atlantic City has been put out of business just about, Atlantic City is a big mess in the Tristate Area. Because States who didn’t allow gambling, now do. So there are more local options for gambling and less people doing to Atlantic City. So Atlantic City tanked, Atlantic municipality actually just shut down and closed their government doors (for months or maybe more) because literally, their broke!

So regardless, Trump had great success, and is a business man. And, managing a big budget, of many businesses all at 1 time, and lowering expenses and deficiencies is something that is actually in his wheelhouse!

These are areas he sees as things that someone needs to step up and fix around here in the USA.

Now, He is approaching issues from a citizens perspective and business perspective and he is thinking, "I can fix this. Someone has to get this stuff under a manageable control," ....Or America may face bankruptcy, bad credit, government shut downs, refusal of future credit, or have no ability to borrow, maybe foreclosure (of a country?), or the inability to pay salaries, or provide benefits or funding or care or social security checks or welfare checks or unemployment checks, or health care premiums for Obamacare… etc.

He sees policies that are hurting Americans, and his approach is from a common sense citizen and a business perspective:

1- Trading and American Businesses – Trading goods with China and others, and American companies who brought their business to other countries, (Trump has bought, sold, and run companies abroad also) So as a business person he answers the problem by strategies to strengthen opportunities, jobs, and make and sell more products locally, to strengthen our economy, reduce inflation, and make life more affordable for everybody. Make sense?

This is a reasonable approach. And, this approach isn't selective help according to race, gender, sex orientation etc… because it will help everyone across the board, and raise many black and white people out of poverty, and there will be more money in our economy, in our local communities, and in households, and probably significantly will raise tax revenue From Everyone, and For Everyone’s benefit.

Bringing businesses home raise tax revenue from big business, which is big money, to add to our American pocketbook.

2- Immigration - He doesn't hate Mexicans, and he doesn't hate Muslims.

He hates “the problems” we have, that happen to include some people from these 2 groups.

Again, he is using a Common Sense Citizen/Businessman approach to problems and solutions.

So 1st, lets all get in the driver seat, and lets all make the most logical determination for policies, in response to “all the problems.”

In our homes we can't Pay the Electric Bill, and Ignore the Water Bill. But, if push comes to shove, we may do without a dinner out, or maybe, even do without Cable TV for a few months. These are logical household management decisions that we all may have had to make at sometime. Apply the same principles to our problems in the USA.

In the same way, we have to divide our resources, and address everything and every problem in balance, according to priority and our future stability and safety.

So when discussing the issue of Immigration -

1st we have to define the problems

and

2nd we have to answer the problem.

And we have to answer the problem with 1st making sure “our own house” has a reasonable ability to survive and thrive. And if we spread ourselves thin, that it’s not too thin, and it won't add more damages to our already struggling family!

- So, Then regarding 1 problem with many sub- problems

Immigration:

Illegal Aliens, The Potential for Terrorism, The Vetting Process, The Current Job Market in the USA, Our Own Crime and then the Added Crime of SOME Illegal Aliens, Our Own Struggles Within Our Own Communities and Our Own Country - Racial Tensions, Poverty, Education, Home Land Security, Law Enforcement, Health Insurance, Medicare, Our Seniors, UnEmployment, UnderEmploymwnt, InterNational Relationships, Any and All Issues, Threats, and Tensions, Our Military Defense, Intelligence, and Military Responsibilities and Action, Green Card Holders, and More... Etc...

(Reduce it all to small terms and apply a common sense example)

- We have a good little family, we are compassionate and help others. But we have a limit on ability. We have limits on the good we can do, and regardless of what we would like to do, the good we can do is limited by our ability and resources.

We are limited by our own income, our bills, our discretionary income, our by our own progress and goals as a family unit, and of each individual person within our own family. We also have many other obligations - our aging parents, other people that are directly in our path that have needs, planning our own years of retirement, and personal and our children’s education, and providing for the now and later needs and wants and goals for ourselves, our children, and our grandchildren, and then also more, other community involvements we are a part of like churches or other groups and charities that are important to us ... Then whatever is left over after we have met or managed the immediate demands around us, what is leftover if any, is ALL that we have to work with.

We all have to understand, we just can't give everyone a better life, because 1 - it is NOT realistic 2 - it will hurt our immediate and extended family. It would take from their basic needs, and also would put their future stability at risk 3 - it would prevent stability and goals both collectively and personally. Hurting our economic improvements, current growth, and future gains.

Well, the government spending and budget- Federal, State, and Local are similar in comparison, but just on a way bigger and broader scale!

So, when Trump says, "Close the Boarder" and "build a wall,"

He isn't being callus or a bigot.

He is taking each of these real issues, I mentioned, effecting Immigration and he is applying a common sense approach for answers according to the whole picture of Immigration combined with the whole picture of ALL the other issues in light of our Household Budget, our Projected Future Earnings, and Our Already Accrued Rising National Debt, along with the Interest on the Money We Already Owe - (Which is BILLIONS and GROWING by adding on top growing unpaid Interest and also more Added New Debt from All the Short Falls from yearly Spending we don’t cover now by tax revenue. So this is Our Household Budget, and our spending and our bills are not even close to being covered. The debt grows and grows with what we don’t cover in taxes after our bills are paid. And that is HUGE!!

So take issues surrounding immigration, and answer it. Understand the why, ask more questions, see what we are willing to do without, an what we can’t di without.

And if you cut from priority areas, like military or retirement social security or medicare or education.

Make sure you ask more questions and more question and weigh every possible problem or consequence. BEFORE you make your opinion and chase idiot know it alls, that actually are likely the least educated among us. Maybe even enemies of America for all you know!

Of course we're losing rights. This is undeniable. Some of them are being taken at a state level, and others federally. Just in my lifetime we have these examples:

- I am not free to choose whether or not I want health insurance any longer.

- I am not free to choose whether or not I want to wear a seat belt in my car

- I am not free to choose how much I would like to pay an employee.

- I am not free to choose how much I will work for

- I am not free to hire whoever I wish, for whatever reason I wish

- I am not free to allow others to smoke in my establishment

etc etc.

Then, depending on where you live, there are even more ridiculous nanny state laws that remove rights:

- You are not free to dispose of your trash how you see fit.

- You are not free to have a muddy vehicle (MN)

- You cannot sell girl scout cookies in your own home (MO)

- McDonald's cannot hand out happy meal toys (San Fran)

- Children cannot sell lemonade at a lemonade stand (various)

- You are not free to choose whether or not to have your child vaccinated (various)

- You are not free to have trash in your car (NC)

- You are not free to pass out water without a permit (various)

- You are not free to send your child to school with a lunch of your choice. It must meed USDA guidelines

- You are not free to feed the homeless (various)

There are so many more ridiculous local, state and federal laws like this, I could go on indefinitely.

We haven't even touched on economic freedoms. People don't realize that there was NO income tax for about 140 years in the US. More than half our history. As as a result, you are no longer free to keep the product of your labor. The government claims its cut before it even gets to you in most cases and it will do whatever the hell it wants with it. You can vote for spending and tax cuts over and over again, but with things like baseline budgeting in place, it's a pipe dream.

Nanny state liberalism is absolutely removing our rights and liberties. When I was growing up, you would often hear the phrase 'it's a free country'. You don't hear that so much anymore do you? That's because it isn't, and things like Obamacare are only going to speed this trend up exponentially. Suddenly, that guy eating a bacon cheeseburger effects all of us.

It's a shame so many people have bought into the false claim that government is 'protecting rights'. The government is not capable of granting liberties. They can only remove someone else's rights, if yours are violated. That's a big difference, and that misunderstanding is a big factor in why this is happening. Many people think they're being righteous, when in fact they're being naive and short sighted.

It started slowly and has grown. Small things that were passed with little objection because the argument was so persuasive and the dissent had little support.

Seatbelt laws were passed. Driving with a seatbelt on was safer and we were told it would lower insurance rates. How do you argue? It shouldn't be a law because it infringes on our right to be stupid? But it does infringe on our right to choose, and insurance just got higher.

One by one laws were passed to protect us from ourselves, each cutting a little more info our liberty. The regulatory agencies created rules for what we could do on our property, even if it didn't affect anyone else.

Then came the "liberal" view that anything they thought was bad should be illegal, anything you say must conform. Freedom of speech is only for those whose speech is"correct". If it offends atheists, you can't say it. Offends a minority, you should go to jail. Offend a woman, you're evil. About the only one you can freely offend is a WASP male.

Every aspect of our lives is regulated or restricted. The only ones who could believe we have not lost rights are those too young too remember having them.

Dude........

Did you just awaken from a long slumber?

Our Civil Rights have been slowly but exorably been getting taken from us for over a decade now.

Beginning with the passage by Congress of The Patriot Act right after 911.

And also with the forming of Homeland Security.

Which would be more aptly named if it was called Homeland Scrutiny.

Ssshhhhhh!

Be careful!

They may be lurking as we speak!

LOL

It is really crazy that people would think that we are overreacting because we are getting our rights taken away. Political correctness is stupid. You need to say what you think and not what the majority want you to say. I like people to be unique and be able to say what they want to say. Secondly, they are taking our rights away to worship our God!

It is really crazy that people would think that we are overreacting because we are getting our rights taken away. Political correctness is stupid. You need to say what you think and not what the majority want you to say. I like people to be unique and be able to say what they want to say. Secondly, they are taking our rights away to worship our God!

I sold my rights to pay off a car loan.

yes they are if donald trump becomes president all of ill rights will be gone out the door

The hypocrisy from the Left knows no bounds. They are supposedly so concerned about what they deem a person's right to marry someone of the same sex, they forced through apointments of activist Liberal judges a new law forcing every state to allow gay marrige no matter if the people in that state dissagree.

But when it comes to a Christian family owned business refusing to cater events that go against their faith, the left wants to strip their freedoms to say no.

How would you like to be an African American family business and then being forced to cater a KKK convention?

It's truly sick how extremists have taken over the Democrat party.