It would be a sad story to get rid of religious belief, national identity, family, and even sexual identity. That's not freedom.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I would hate to see the idea of freedom disappear, and I wonder if maybe it will.
I'm very keen on having true freedom of expression. True freedom of faith. And free practice of religious faith.
What then is freedom? The power to live as one wishes.
It doesn't matter what color, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, etc., everyone should have the same freedoms and liberties.
Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.
My idea of freedom is that we should protect the rights of people to believe what their conscience dictates, but fight equally hard to protect people from having the beliefs of others imposed upon them.
The freedom to be able to offer education, human services, and health care in accordance with our own identity as a church should not be denied us simply because there may be the perception of a political majority who favors a new understanding of the American tradition of pluralism.
The case for freedom, the case for our constitutional principles the case for our heritage has to be made anew in each generation. The work of freedom is never done.
Freedom without virtue isn't freedom - it will eventually destroy a society.
Freedom cannot be given... It can only be taken away.