Freedom From Religion Foundation's Barbaric Attempts to Abolish Freedom of Religion
By Zealous Saints
Important to note that the idea of freedom from religion is not an idea that Christians should reject though this point is completely missed by FFRF. Christianity is NOT religion. True Christianity is an ever-evolving relationship with Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. It is picking up your cross and following Him. Yes, there are certain rules and laws that were established for our benefit, but because we are still in our fallen state of being, we cannot, by any means, attain salvation through our own means. Therefore, we lean and trust in Christ Jesus. We have been set free from the law and religion, which says that you, in order to reach God, you must follow a set of rules (do's and don'ts that are sometimes man-made and have nothing to do with biblical commands).
Yes, we (Christians) are free from religion. But this is not what FFRF means when they promote freedom from religion. In researching this organization, it is clear that its mission is highly discriminatory against Christianity over any other religion. The war is against Christianity, not Hinduism, not Buddhism, and not Muslims. FFRF actions are a bit hypocritical when you consider that they are doing the very thing that they wish to rid of the world of. They are shoving their religion of atheism down the throats of the American people with barbaric attempts to abolish our religious freedoms. Here are just a few ways they are accomplishing this:
1. War Against the Ten Commandments
FFRF challenged the State of Arkansas' decision to allow a monument of the ten commandments to be displayed at the state capitol building. The Co-Presidents, Dan Barker and Annie Lauri Gaylor, wrote a letter to the state which states, "most freethinkers find the Ten Commandments to epitomize the childishness, the vindictiveness, the sexism, the inflexibility and the inadequacies of the Bible as a book of morals." Really?...Interesting. Let's take a look at the ten commandments:
- Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
- Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them
- Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain
- Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
- Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
- Thou shalt not kill.
- Thou shalt not commit adultery.
- Thou shalt not steal.
- Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
- Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.
Which part of the ten commandments would Mr. Barker and Ms. Gaylor find to be childish, vindictive, sexist or inadequate? Would it be the commandment to not kill or steal from your neighbor. Obedience to one's parents is offensive? Place no other gods before the true and living God? Certainly, anyone can find the lunacy in the accusation of this letter. This is only one of other attempts (some successful) that the group has made to remove biblical references and monuments from public viewing. In the letter to Arkansas, FFRF requests that the state allow them to place their own monument stating the following:
MAY REASON PREVAILThere are no gods, no devils, no angels, no heaven or hell.
There is only our natural world.
Religion is but myth and superstition that hardens hearts and enslaves minds.
Freedom depends on freethinkers
KEEP STATE AND CHURCH SEPARATE
2. Spreading The Gospel of Fools Through Mass Advertisements
Certainly, you may have seen the following commercial on television:
FFRF are the grinches who stole Christmas with the following advertisements and billboards:
I am certain that FFRF and other atheists would be quick to slap a lawsuit or complaint against anyone who would publicly post pro-Christian messages and advertisements in the public.
3. The Removal of Christian Influences in Schools
The people of Muldrow, Oklahoma were surprised to be threatened with a lawsuit by FFRF because of the posting of the ten commandments in the walls of a public school.
FFRF filed a federal lawsuit this past holiday season challenging the nativity performance that is held annually by Concord High School in Indiana. This is the type of barbaric behavior that the organization is engaging in, throwing hissy fits over innocent celebrations of the faith. Any parent or child that is not a Christian and does not want to participate can simply NOT attend the play. However, there is an ongoing war against Christianity because, put simply, Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. FFRF will make every attempt to suppress the truth in these last days.
What do you think we as Christians should do about organizations such as FFRF? Should there be more outrage? Should we initiate a public cry and fight the last bit of our religious freedoms? Or should we sit back and watch it all unfold knowing that these prophetic events must take place in these last days of biblical proportions. We should be as bold in our faith and convictions as the atheists are in their proclamations against the truth. We should tell as many people as we can about Christ and make as many people as we can aware of the times that we are living in. Share this post!
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