is america really a FREE COUNTRY? then why cant we voice our opinions on gays and religions?

Question

i love this country dont get me wrong. but they say this is the best country but when people try to voice their opinon we get thrown in jail. if this is a free country why isnt gay marrige aloud. why is the word GOD stated in the pledge of allignece(i cant spell). dont get me wrong i believe in god 100 percent and im not gay but in the first amendment it says free of culture, belief, actions so on but not everyone believes in god. this country they force children to say the pledge every morning. we are forced as young kids to belive that gay people are wrong, but if this is a free country why cant we live it like it really is suppose to be. FREE. i can go on for hours but im tired of typing...tell me wat u think!

Answer 1

Free doesn't mean that you are FREE to just do anything you please. Hmm I feel like robbing a bank today, I should be free to do that if I want right? Well that IS your argument as stated.
Why is homosexual marriage against the law? Because the MAJORITY of the population says that it should be.
Why is the word GOD in the pledge of alligance? Because our elected officials put it there, even though it was not there originally. BUT, this country was FOUNDED by people who believed in GOD, and it is all over the place in our government. It is just recently that some people have had a problem with it being there.
Where do they "FORCE" kids to say the pledge? I think that kids should be allowed to say it if they want though.

Answer 2

The statement that "America is a free country" is only a slogan, not a rule.

"Why is the word GOD stated in the pledge of alligience?"
Because that is what most people want it to say.

"In the first amendment it says free of culture, belief, actions so on ..."
You aren't reading it. It doesn't say any of those things.

"This country they force children to say the pledge every morning."
NO THEY ARE NOT !!! Geez, you don't know anything! The Supreme Court said over 60 years ago that it was unconstitutional to force children to recite the pledge! Do you know of any children who have ever (in your lifetime) been punished for not reciting the pledge? If so, then they should call the ACLU because their constitutional rights were violated! This is as plain as the nose of the face of anyone who is aware of what the Court has said!

"Why can't we voice our opinions on gays and religions?"
Who's stopping you ?!?!?!
"When people try to voice their opinion we get thrown in jail."
NO THEY ARE NOT ! What country are you talking about?

I could go on and on about how many assumptions you have made which are just plain wrong, but I'm getting tired of typing, too!

Answer 3

You do have the right to free speech. As far as I know no one has been thrown in jail lately for voicing their beliefs. The only time I know of is if someone got violent at a rally or something or if they were disturbing the general peace. I agree with you on the gay marriage thing. I don't believe there should be any restrictions on them, but unfortunately not everything is as black and white as we'd like it to be. There are forces at work that most Americans aren't aware of such. Money is changing hands and votes are being bought. For example. One of the reasons why the Republican party is so opposed to gay marriages is because they get a great deal of money in campaign contributions from the religious right wing, which in case you don't know is basically the really hardcore religious fanatics. Although what is sad is the biggest contributions to these party members are by some of the most dishonest people out there. Some of these people are pastors and because they're pastors people believe them when they say it's God's will that gays should not marry. We are supposed to be free this is true, but it's our own fault really. I may have this quote wrong as far as who said it, but I think it was Thomas Jefferson who said "Government is too big and too important to be left to the politicians." We, the people , are not nearly as involved as we should be in the working and goings on of our governement. This may be due to laziness or just plain fear of reprisals. The people should not fear their government. The government should fear it's people.

Answer 4

I'll answer your question by another question. What is a FREE COUNTRY by your definition? A country without any laws? You can say anything you want, and do anything you want? No consequences for your actions?

Assume this is possible.... then what happens when others FREE actions cause something YOU don't want to happen to you? Do you support his right to be FREE over yours?

Laws exist to protect rights of everyone, not just yours. Orderly society needs rules.

As to pledge, you have the right to NOT say it. You can also skip the word "God" and say the rest. You can just stand and not say a thing. You can say it, but not believe in it. That is your right. In some part of the world, you can jailed for something like this.

As far as I know, no one has been thrown into jail for voicing their opinions. They were jailed for their actions, such as doing it in places such things are prohibited, or directly inciting violence.

Regarding gay issue, this is a time of change - where different opinions are widely expressed and discussed. Only time will tell, what happens in the future.

Answer 5

First off, I know for a fact the for making a statement on homosexuality will not get you thrown in jail. I marched with the organization known as the Colt 45s in the Houston Texas Gay Pride Parade. I myself am bisexual and I live in Ohio. Second of all the Constitution and the pledge of allegiance were written in a time of God and Country were both those terms went hand in hand. They have it now where if a child doesn't believe in god they may continue to sit and if the teacher punishes the child the child may report them to the proper board of education and said teacher shall be punished.

Answer 6

Well, lets see if I can answer you. This is a free country because you are free to agree or disagree with anything you wish. That said, many people believe that this only applies to THEIR freedom and not anyone else's. I am on your side. The government has no business in certain things, like the bedroom, the church or, now we have to worry about, the kitchen. The religious right has has an agenda for years. We need to stand up and stop them which means NOT voting for their candidates. Maybe some day they will remember that God has NOT died and left them in charge,

Answer 7

Ummmm, excuse me, but when has someone been thrown in jail for voicing their opinion (in a non-violent way)? When have children, or anyone for that matter, been forced to say the pledge? When have children been forced to believe that gay people are wrong? I think people need to stop stressing the small stuff and think about what a truly oppressed country is like. Have you ever gotten your head chopped off for having out-of-wedlock sex (I'm not saying you in particular, but I'm saying in general)? Have any of your fingers been lopped off for stealing? All I have to say is, think about things before you complain about them. Think about how bad other countries have it, and then get back to me with how fascist our government is.

Answer 8

Give me an instance where someone has been thrown in jail for voicing their opinion? The only time it will get you thrown in jail is if you threaten someones life.

Answer 9

OK...so if we all want to be totally free, then we should be able to marry relatives, drive under the influence, not make our kids go to school? There has to be limits, I don't think anyone would want to live in a totally free society.

Answer 10

Evidently you think being gay is inferior, otherwise you wouldn't feel the need to tell everyone you're not gay. And then you wonder why gay marriage isn't allowed?

How free are you?