Should government regulate religion?

Question

With all the terrisim in the world today all in the name of some religion, and other issues such as abortion, stem cell research, and gay marriage, that are all related to religious beliefs should government step in and create regulations?

Answer 1

Never. If you're talking about the U.S. there's a thing called the Separation Between Church and State. It comes from Thomas Jefferson's Virginia Statute on Religious Freedom. The government has no business interfering with citizens' religious beliefs. Jefferson said something to this effect: a person's soul is his own business and no one has the right to tell him what to do with it, as long as he isn't harming another citizen or infringing on someone else's rights."It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg," he said.

Answer 2

We might have our freedom of religion, but people take it way out of line and take advantage of it. The government should deal with regulating religion on a case to case basis, like they should do with all law. For example, would you categorize those cults as a religion, the mass suicides because it is there religious belief. or what if your religion conflicts with another law, many religion women are consider a second class citizen who only rights are given by her husband, this is not just Islam, Christian where the same 50 years ago. There are many people everyday that uses religion as a way to break a law in there favor, and because of this the government would need to step in.

Answer 3

No, that's why the first amendment was created. It was to make sure that government did not interfere with religion.

Those issues you mention, while the religious have their opinions about them; the people have to decide what is best for a nation. While most of the time religious views are used as arguments, the government should not base their laws and regulations on them.

Answer 4

According to the 1st Amendment to the United States Constitution; NO, the government does not have the right to regulate religion. Nor should or can the government sponsor a state sponsored religion.....

Answer 5

I don't think government regulation is the answer, in fact it might drive people into extremist activities if they feel that their religious rights are being regulated by a government entity. Our constitution protects our religious freedoms, and the separation of church and state would be annihilated if they attempted to regulate religious thought or activity.

A better method, although unpopular given our 'politically correct' societal views, is racial/religious profiling. It is much more effective, because it targets specific groups of people who are known to be a higher risk for terroristic activities.

Answer 6

Regulating faith is going fantastically antagonistic to the first Ammendment of bill of Rights interior the united states structure. "Congress shall make no regulation respecting an institution of religion, or prohibiting the free exercising thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the clicking; or the right of the people peaceably to convey mutually, and to petition the authorities for a redress of grievances." Now, if it would nicely be shown that a non secular employer is utilising charity money for except expressed applications, that is frauding their donators and could be investigated, probably prosecuted, lower than already present guidelines. the authorities does not favor to impose extra regulations on non secular agencies.

Answer 7

No, but religion should be taxed. The idea that a for-profit organization receives special treatment is repugnant.

The only regulation needed is to prevent speech or actions that violate another person's right to live and work. For example, Fred Phelps, Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell, Randall Terry and others of their ilk need to be arrested for the hate they spew.

Answer 8

Government should not regulate religion, but it should also not be influenced by it. They should be completely and always separated.

Additionally, in the US, I think religions should be taxed as the money making businesses they are, feeling fairy tales to the gullible and fleecing the sheep.

Answer 9

Otto is kinda right. While it is unconstitutional for government to endorse any one religion, this says nothing about coming to political decisions. Any limit of this would be an infringment on the 1st Amendment.

Answer 10

HELL NO!
at what point in your life have you seen the government do a good job of regulating anything? the idea should be less government and more personal responsibility.