OneLight Posted March 13, 2012 Group: Royal Member Followers: 22 Topic Count: 1,294 Topics Per Day: 0.21 Content Count: 31,762 Content Per Day: 5.23 Reputation: 9,762 Days Won: 115 Joined: 09/14/2007 Status: Offline Author Share Posted March 13, 2012 Firstly, there are Sharia courts in Texas, so they're not a particularly British phenomena. As to crucifixes people should be free to wear religious symbols if they wish, but do we need indeed should we wear these graven images? I had to look that up, but you are right. Texas does have a Sharia court. How sick is that! First 9/11 and then they are allowed to hold court? If a Christian tried to have their own court, it would be shot down. We are in more trouble then I realized ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taylor30 Posted March 13, 2012 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 9 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 382 Content Per Day: 0.08 Reputation: 96 Days Won: 3 Joined: 12/31/2011 Status: Offline Share Posted March 13, 2012 Firstly, there are Sharia courts in Texas, so they're not a particularly British phenomena. As to crucifixes people should be free to wear religious symbols if they wish, but do we need indeed should we wear these graven images? The cross is not actually a graven image, at least not in the way God forbade it in the OT. Also, wearing the cross is a public way to proclaim our faith, AND while some see I as an instument of death and sadness, I see it as a symbol of God's love and my own salvation. Don't let legalists convince you a cross is wrong. I think Jesus would wear a cross today. He kinda did already, but a far bigger one than I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brightmorningstar Posted March 13, 2012 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 0 Topics Per Day: 0 Content Count: 141 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 22 Days Won: 2 Joined: 03/05/2012 Status: Offline Share Posted March 13, 2012 (edited) This is the spirit Bible believing Christians are up against. This isnt about whether its jewlery, nor about whether its a requirement for a religion, these are just pretexts. I see the article 9 of the European human rights is the same defense of manifestation of religion as enshrined in article 18 of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This is spiritual. When it comes to gay and Christian issues some are blind to what is actually written. Edited March 13, 2012 by brightmorningstar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasoncran Posted March 13, 2012 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 4 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 1,246 Content Per Day: 0.28 Reputation: 90 Days Won: 5 Joined: 02/16/2012 Status: Offline Share Posted March 13, 2012 i looked sharia law in texas and found nothing to substiate that claim as well knowing muslims as i do. surely that would be busy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brightmorningstar Posted March 13, 2012 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 0 Topics Per Day: 0 Content Count: 141 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 22 Days Won: 2 Joined: 03/05/2012 Status: Offline Share Posted March 13, 2012 (edited) Wouldnt it be great if all Christians (or most at least ) wore crosses to work one day. Would they be able to sack them all? I mean I am so thankful and joyful for the cross, it has made the way to eternal life. Edited March 13, 2012 by brightmorningstar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amor Posted March 13, 2012 Group: Removed from Forums for Breaking Terms of Service Followers: 1 Topic Count: 13 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2,194 Content Per Day: 0.30 Reputation: 34 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/18/2004 Status: Offline Share Posted March 13, 2012 i looked sharia law in texas and found nothing to substiate that claim as well knowing muslims as i do. surely that would be busy. Just google "Texas Sharia Court". The important point to remember is that in the USA and inthe UK muslims, jews and other religious groups have theirown courts/tribunals to settle civil (not criminal) disputes between members of that community who chose to use those courts rather than the official civil legal system. As long as all paties involved are willing to accept these judgements I see nothing wrong with this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningGlory Posted March 13, 2012 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1,022 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 39,193 Content Per Day: 6.10 Reputation: 9,977 Days Won: 78 Joined: 10/01/2006 Status: Offline Share Posted March 13, 2012 i looked sharia law in texas and found nothing to substiate that claim as well knowing muslims as i do. surely that would be busy. Just google "Texas Sharia Court". The important point to remember is that in the USA and inthe UK muslims, jews and other religious groups have theirown courts/tribunals to settle civil (not criminal) disputes between members of that community who chose to use those courts rather than the official civil legal system. As long as all paties involved are willing to accept these judgements I see nothing wrong with this Again, there is no designated 'Sha'ria Court' in Texas; one court handled a divorce proceeding between two muslims by using this system of laws. It will likely be the only one because the legislature here is working to ban any application of Sha'ria in this state. Let's keep it real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Durnan Posted March 13, 2012 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 121 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2,782 Content Per Day: 0.36 Reputation: 49 Days Won: 1 Joined: 06/14/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted March 13, 2012 Personally, I wear a red & white lapel pin which says: I LOVE J.C.! I'm asked all the time, Who is J.C.? I reply, "It's not Johnny Cash or Juliua Caesar or Joseph Carpenter: It's Jesus Christ!"They look, they repeat it back to me and we proceed to converse. Amen, Jesus! "That I might by all means win some!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brightmorningstar Posted March 13, 2012 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 0 Topics Per Day: 0 Content Count: 141 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 22 Days Won: 2 Joined: 03/05/2012 Status: Offline Share Posted March 13, 2012 (edited) Personally, I wear a red & white lapel pin which says: I LOVE J.C.! I'm asked all the time, Who is J.C.? I reply, "It's not Johnny Cash or Juliua Caesar or Joseph Carpenter: It's Jesus Christ!"They look, they repeat it back to me and we proceed to converse. Amen, Jesus! "That I might by all means win some!" Amen, Praise God \o/ Edited March 13, 2012 by brightmorningstar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted March 13, 2012 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.76 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.95 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Share Posted March 13, 2012 It's about freedom of religion, and it's about a lack of tolerance. Sure, in many ways crosses have become nothing more than a piece of jewelry. However, there are those for whom it has significance. More often than not, the same ones who make a fuss about a decorative cross around a person's neck are likewise those that tell Christians to be more tolerant of other's beliefs and lifestyles. This is most definitely a spiritual war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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