Jag har lagt ut den här quizen av rev. Emily C. Heath på min blogg, men jag vill inte undanhålla KV-bloggens läsare den, eftersom den är både rolig och tänkvärd.
t ”How to Determine if Your Religious Liberty Is Being Threatened in Just 10 Quick Questions.” Just pick ”A” or ”B” for each question.
1. My religious liberty is at risk because:
A) I am not allowed to go to a religious service of my own choosing.
B) Others are allowed to go to religious services of their own choosing.
2. My religious liberty is at risk because:
A) I am not allowed to marry the person I love legally, even though my religious community blesses my marriage.
B) Some states refuse to enforce my own particular religious beliefs on marriage on those two guys in line down at the courthouse.
3. My religious liberty is at risk because:
A) I am being forced to use birth control.
B) I am unable to force others to not use birth control.
4. My religious liberty is at risk because:
A) I am not allowed to pray privately.
B) I am not allowed to force others to pray the prayers of my faith publicly.
5. My religious liberty is at risk because:
A) Being a member of my faith means that I can be bullied without legal recourse.
B) I am no longer allowed to use my faith to bully gay kids with impunity.
6. My religious liberty is at risk because:
A) I am not allowed to purchase, read or possess religious books or material.
B) Others are allowed to have access books, movies and websites that I do not like.
7. My religious liberty is at risk because:
A) My religious group is not allowed equal protection under the establishment clause.
B) My religious group is not allowed to use public funds, buildings and resources as we would like, for whatever purposes we might like.
8. My religious liberty is at risk because:
A) Another religious group has been declared the official faith of my country.
B) My own religious group is not given status as the official faith of my country.
9. My religious liberty is at risk because:
A) My religious community is not allowed to build a house of worship in my community.
B) A religious community I do not like wants to build a house of worship in my community.
10. My religious liberty is at risk because:
A) I am not allowed to teach my children the creation stories of our faith at home.
B) Public school science classes are teaching science.
Scoring key:
If you answered ”A” to any question, then perhaps your religious liberty is indeed at stake. You and your faith group have every right to now advocate for equal protection under the law. But just remember this one little, constitutional, concept: this means you can fight for your equality — not your superiority.
If you answered ”B” to any question, then not only is your religious liberty not at stake, but there is a strong chance that you are oppressing the religious liberties of others. This is the point where I would invite you to refer back to the tenets of your faith, especially the ones about your neighbors.
In closing, no matter what soundbites you hear this election year, remember this: Religious liberty is never secured by a campaign of religious superiority. The only way to ensure your own religious liberty remains strong is by advocating for the religious liberty of all, including those with whom you may passionately disagree. Because they deserve the same rights as you. Nothing more. Nothing less.
Appropå diskussionen om vad som karaktäriserar i alla fall de mest värdekonservativa kristna så skulle jag säga att det är många B svar på quizzen.
Anneli 🙂
Anneli,
Vad är nu ”quiz” för något? Kan du ge ett mer vanligt ord för vad du avser?
Annars: Många ”intressanta” frågor!
Krister
På svenska blir det frågesport, men quiz används också. Jag har själv ett quiz med Sveriges regenter t.ex.
http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quiz
Visst är svaren roliga, först. Men sedan insåg jag hur nära många människors åsikter de olika B-alternativen ligger. Det är bara fernissan som t.ex. att ”värna om det traditionella äktenskapet” eller att människor som ”inte följer Traditionen” bör lämna samfundet X som fattas.
Då är quizen inte alls lika lustig längre.
Anneli
Anneli,
mitt i prick!
Tack! Jag kände mig rätt nedslagen efter gårdagens tjafs så lite positiv respons värmer!
Anneli