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Originally Posted by MikeSTI
Its not wrong. The idea would have been that people where already christian and didn't need to be told how to warship. Now, today people get crazy idea's that we should not include these things as heiratage because we have stayed so far from them. The sadest part is that now I become pursicuted for my beliefs in a faith that we should be able to rejoice and share the faith that has belessed me and my family so greatly. Its really quite funny also to think how some people that don't have faith can never figure out the timeless question. Where did Jesus body go? The fact that he has risen from the dead on the third day as he said, should be enough for anyone to go and sit in on a Sunday service.
goes to show how stuburn the human condition is and how a nation can end up so backwards.
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I think the reason you feel persecuted for your beliefs is because you imply that they're the only "right" way to live your life. There are millions of people in the world that feel the same blessings upon their families from the religion they participate in. Is that not the same work of God that you feel in your life? It's been said that God works in mysterious ways. What He's done to touch your life may not be the same thing He needs to do to touch other's lives.
The (one of few) wonderful things about our country is that our founding fathers recognized this, and because they specifically avoided tieing religion and government, they've left the door open for God to touch more people's lives, each in a way that's appropriate to their beliefs. If our government required people to participate in Christianity then many people would feel oppressed, and wouldn't have the ability to find God in their own way.
That said, I agree with your distress about the moral condition of the average joe in America. Many people simply ignore morals & religion altogether, even when they've been given the option of picking any belief structure they wish. I just don't think that mandating a religion will make things any better.