OPINION: Christians are also entitled to freedom of speech, even if some “free talk” advocates don’t think so.
According to Jeremy Young, a fresh assistant to the American Association of Colleges and Universities, higher education institutions may include “autonomy” in how they operate, free from social problems.
But, as recently reported by The College Fix, Young is a dissident advocate of educational freedom. He previously served as the executive director and committee member of a group called the Coalition for Responsible Home Education. The organization wants to outlaw homeschool parents, warning that many of them are” Christian fundamentalists” who “abuse” their children.
Young ( pictured, left ) and his group want to see government school administrators interview and question parents about their lesson plans as part of this crackdown. That to me doesn’t appear like freedom. It also directly attacks Christian parents ‘ right to organization and all homeschoolers’.
Young’s dishonesty is not exclusive to him.
The” Center for Inquiry,” a secular liberal organization, opposes the presence of government officials interrogating lay Catholics and priests in Catholic churches. It also warns of the” Christian appropriate,” much like the group that opposes homeschooling.
The group wants to see the governor of Washington, Bob Ferguson, sign a bill that would require priests to review their flocks to the police after they break the penitent seal.
Catholics confess their sins to a priest, briefly, to the benefit of our non-Catholic users. Mainly major crimes, like as abuse, must be admitted. A priest is excommunicated if he ever reveals what is said in a confess, though. The man confessing to the contrite receives assurances that his or her statements will remain key thanks to these strong privacy laws.
Thus, this Washington bill mandates that a priest either undergoes excommunication or is imprisoned.
That seems to be the Center for Inquiry’s chairman of state affairs, Azhar Majeed. If that name rings a bell, it’s because he has long advocated for completely talk at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. In fact, when I was it years ago, I believe Majeed may have assisted many of my Turning Point USA organizations.
But, it was strange to see his brand on a petition asking for Governor Ferguson to sign the bill.
The petition states that it is irrelevant to this responsibility whether they know this information through penitent or through some other means. Holding then would merely entail extending religious privilege without needlessly compromising children’s safety.
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Oddly, the” Center for Inquiry” appears to have spent little time contemplating what transpires during Confession ( makes sense for an atheist group, though ).
A person who seeks help with their problems wants help from Confession, many like someone who seeks medicine coaching or therapy. They desire to make up in their life. A Catholic may not like the Confessional because he fears being reported to the officers yet though he is trying to do the right item and change his ways. His conversation is shivering because of this.
For some reason, Majeed ( pictured, right ) supports limiting their right to free speech and has no objections to prosecutors harassing clergy.
I emailed Majeed on Wednesday to inquire whether he had changed his mind about speech since leaving Hearth and whether he had seen a conflict between his support for free talk and his support for a bill that would put priests in prison. I even inquired if he understood how the bill would deter Christians from confessing in confession. He did not reply.
It is one point to include nuanced viewpoints on free speech, and where the line is drawn when it comes to using threatening language or harassing someone directly. Changes in perspectives are acceptable as well.
However, it is never acceptable to dispatch federal agents into Catholic churches to abuse priests and other people who are genuinely attempting to fix their issues and make amends for their errors.
Less: U. Illinois reverses after investigating a student after she criticized a project partner
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