should people be allowed to to beleive in their own religion and practice it to?
By primej
@primej (56)
United States
July 31, 2009 11:23am CST
i was reading this paper from vom and it says how china will arrest christians just for trying to sread the word of god.there was this one guy who got sentenced to 3 years in jail for trying to giveout 140,000 free bibles. i am a devoted christian and i think people should have the right to belive in what they want to.
2 responses
@marty3888 (2355)
• Acme, Michigan
31 Jul 09
People should be able to practice and believe whatever they want. But maybe trying to give out all those bibles were considered soliciting or just bothering people. I have never heard of this in china. Saudia Arabia, yes. I do think that 3 years in jail is very harsh, though. Here in America the worst that happens is a door slamed in your face.
@dookuman (97)
• United States
1 Aug 09
Yes, people should be able to practice their own religions, as long as they do not intrude others with their ways. While I think going to jail for handing out Bibles may be harsh, the guy was doing something that doesn't seem very smart. To put it in perspective, what would we think if some guy came around our town and started handing out and loudly preaching that mighty Allah will save us, and not respecting other peoples' religion? I am sure the man in China was not just handing out bibles; he possibly may have been trying to preach his beliefs to others that just did not agree with him.
