You say "you" don't want to introduce laws to force you to believe what you believe.
Are you fighting against the people you voted for passing those laws? Are you willing
to vote the other side given evidence that the current group is passing un-Christian laws?
If you aren't speaking up for others, then you are complicit in these things you "don't want".
I'm sure many may have heard this quote before:
First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.
The back story of Niemöller is quite interesting. He was a Christian pastor who heard the general
message and agreed with the goals of making a better German and having individuals give up some
freedoms to make a better country. However, after a meeting with Hitler, some things became very
clear. 1) He was being spied on and his phone was tapped (remember, he was pro-Nazi and preaching
as such) 2) Hitler didn't care about making Germany better, he just wanted complete and total control
over everyone and everything. After this meeting, he saw the man behind the curtain and started
preaching against the Nazis and was shortly after locked in the camps. The quote from above was from
after the war. He spent the rest of his life recounting how he had failed to life up to his beliefs.
Writing and speaking about (essentially) the slippery slope of in-action so others wouldn't end up
making the same mistakes he did the next time evil returns. Too many people would rather not do this
critical thinking on their own, instead just believing and trusting in others who are "right".
I'm sure many may have heard this quote before:
First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.
The back story of Niemöller is quite interesting. He was a Christian pastor who heard the general message and agreed with the goals of making a better German and having individuals give up some freedoms to make a better country. However, after a meeting with Hitler, some things became very clear. 1) He was being spied on and his phone was tapped (remember, he was pro-Nazi and preaching as such) 2) Hitler didn't care about making Germany better, he just wanted complete and total control over everyone and everything. After this meeting, he saw the man behind the curtain and started preaching against the Nazis and was shortly after locked in the camps. The quote from above was from after the war. He spent the rest of his life recounting how he had failed to life up to his beliefs. Writing and speaking about (essentially) the slippery slope of in-action so others wouldn't end up making the same mistakes he did the next time evil returns. Too many people would rather not do this critical thinking on their own, instead just believing and trusting in others who are "right".