It seems in this land of religious freedom where atheism, witchcraft, satanism and multi-god religions are accepted and tolerated....christianity is not. How....tolerant.
I'm sorry to say, I find this kind of thinking absurd. Clearly Christians are the majority and have more influence over this country than any other group. To say that you are less tolerated than atheists, wiccans, satanists, and polytheists comes off as a cheap attempt at some sort of martyr mentality. Do you have to feel discriminated against to feel important? That's the way it seems when Christians make claims like this.
It did not say you were unpatriotic if you weren't a christian or didn't feel the same way.
It did not say you were anti-american if you weren't a christian or didn't feel the same way.
It did not say everyone should be forced into this belief.
What the video said to me was that as a non-Christian, I don't really have any right to celebrate Independence Day because I don't love God
and country. What bothers me the most about videos like this is that the people who make them intentionally make them to send out this kind of message and do it in such a way that sets people up to advertise their religion at the expense of people with other beliefs. I'm sure you never intended to do that, but I have no doubt that the people who made the video did so in such a way to make the "rest of us" uncomfortable and put you in a position to preach to us.
See, this is why many Christians feel that we are 'under attack' and why you don't understand it. You don't even try to understand our views and presume that when we express our faith, that it's somehow an attempt to infringe on your rights.
I'm sorry, but as a Luciferian who endulges in the celebration of Christmas, I think you're wrong about a lot of non-Christians. As a person of faith, I'd love to be able to express mine and totally respect the expression of anyone's faith. This video, however, didn't just express faith. It takes a group of people (patriotic Americans) and divides it in such a way that causes animosity for no good reason other than to make themselves feel more important.
Nobody is claiming superiority. We merely have a specific belief that we must live by. It's not a matter of superiority or inferiority. It just is.
Melody, you should speak for yourself. If you are not claiming superiority, by all means say so. That doesn't mean that the people who made that video or other people who watched and shared that video
aren't claiming superiority. The problem that I guess I have is that you imply over and over again that you really do feel that Christianity is superior...not just the best religion for you to follow, but the best religion for everyone to follow. I'm certainly under no delusion that Luciferianism is for everyone. It's absolutely not the best religion for most people. Do I think being a Luciferian has made me a better person? Of course, or I would not follow it. For me, Luciferianism is the only right belief. I'm not advocating a Luciferian America though. How would you feel if I made a video implying that Independence Day should be celebrated through Luciferianism because Lucifer is the ultimate advocate of freedom?