Is it possible that they meant freedom of denomination? Did they really mean religeon, did they even have Budhistism, Hinduism, or even Islam in mind? Did any one of the Framers leave England to practice any other world religeon?
2006-09-12 17:49:32 · 9 answers · asked by ihaftaknow 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Yes, what you are saying is essentially the case.
They really meant that the government should not impose a state religion on people such as the Church of England did or the Spanish did with the Roman Catholic church. It was really to get away from the government controlling people's belief and that it should not favor one church over another. They were not talking about "separation of church and state" like we have today and were not meaning that the two should be so separate as to make the government completely secular. They envisioned America as a Christian nation, but one that would be tolerant of other faiths. I do not think the were forseeing the huge number of different faiths there are today.
2006-09-12 20:08:30 · answer #1 · answered by inzaratha 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That you are free to practice and establish religion without government intrusion or a threat of the theocratic rule. Of course, there are stipulations based on natural law and specifically, social contract theory. Because you are free to practice a religion of your choosing does not mean it will be allowed. For example, polygamy has been denounced by the Mormon faith for quite some time yet it still exists on the fringes but the government does not condone this since it is illegal. Or you can't go around killing people because it is a tenet of your religion.
2006-09-12 18:09:01 · answer #2 · answered by Christina 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They meant religion.... but they did not mean Islam to be included... too bad they did not specify.... Islam is an ideology... perhaps the Founding Fathers were of the opinion that Islam might someday reach the status of a religion..... alas, Allah is disappointed in the followers of Islam... they have made it an ideology of hate and murder.
They didn't need to practice a "religion" to recognize whether or not it merits being called a religion or not.
Allah is sorry he did not abort Mohammed before the corruption started.
2006-09-12 17:56:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, the Supreme Court took it to mean any religion. And they've held to that interpretation for more than a century.
So, what the Framers intended 230 years ago is not as relevant. But it's also worth remembering that many of the Founders were Deists, not Christians. Deists believed in the existence of God, but did not believe in the concept of organized religion. Any organized religion. So, it's just as likely that the Framers were opposed to any church being in control, an not just opposed to any Christian church being in control.
2006-09-12 17:57:05 · answer #4 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
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2016-11-07 05:27:39 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All it meant was you couldn't be thrown in jail because you were of a certain religion.
2006-09-12 17:58:53 · answer #6 · answered by cat_Rett_98 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they meant that you would not have to suffer under the religious tyrrany of the preceeding several millenia - in any form
2006-09-12 17:53:49 · answer #7 · answered by larry n 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Interesting....as you suggest they probably weren't being inclusive of all religions...just other Christian Denominations.
2006-09-12 17:56:08 · answer #8 · answered by KERMIT M 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
They meant you could be a Catholic or a Protestant.
2006-09-12 17:52:15 · answer #9 · answered by October 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋