Just as a refresher here it is:
Amendment I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
It seems that by imposing his religion on the rest of us Bush is in violation of the first amendment which guarantees the freedom of religion. Ironically he hates Muslim countries because they are run by a religion different than his own, but he does much the same thing by pushing for religion as law.
If you look back through history you will notice that empires that turn to religion as law fail miserably, as we are failing now.
I am not anti-religion; I am pro constitution and pro freedom. Your thoughts????
2006-09-14 11:11:47 · 20 answers · asked by 0 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
He's about taken over a fashist dictator. He has been given , today, more power over the people than any President in history. as for the religion , he is on the road to creating a Theocracy based on his religion:
President Bush said yesterday that he senses a "Third Awakening" of religious devotion in the United States that has coincided with the nation's struggle with international terrorists, a war that he depicted as "a confrontation between good and evil."
Bush told a group of conservative journalists that he notices more open expressions of faith among people he meets during his travels, and he suggested that might signal a broader revival similar to other religious movements in history. Bush noted that some of Abraham Lincoln's strongest supporters were religious people "who saw life in terms of good and evil" and who believed that slavery was evil. Many of his own supporters, he said, see the current conflict in similar terms.
"A lot of people in America see this as a confrontation between good and evil, including me," Bush said during a 1 1/2 -hour Oval Office conversation on cultural changes and a battle with terrorists that he sees lasting DECADES.
The First Great Awakening refers to a wave of Christian fervor in the American colonies from about 1730 to 1760, while the Second Great Awakening is generally believed to have occurred from 1800 to 1830."
During those times religious fever ran amok. Bush says he sees the war going on for decades. He sees no peace because he he's making his own Jihad.
2006-09-14 11:30:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Did you read the first ammendment or just copy and paste it? CONGRESS shall make no law respecting the ESTABLISHMENT of religion or PROHIBITING THE FREE EXCERCISE THEREOF. The president is not congress and by believeing in GOD and invoking his name he is not establishing a religion. The president is a citizen of this country and has the right to excercise his religion also. There is no law or constitutional ammnedment that gives you or anyone else the freedom FROM religion, and that is truly what you are asking regardless of whether or not you realize it. Whether you like it or not all of our founding fathers believed in GOD and most were christian and that is what our country, our laws, and the constitution are based on.
Read these quotes by our founding fathers:
• George Washington: “It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible.”
• Thomas Jefferson: “The Bible is the cornerstone of liberty. . . . Students’ perusal of the sacred volume will make us better citizens, better fathers, and better husbands.”
• Andrew Jackson: “That Book [the Bible] is the rock on which our Republic rests.”
• Ulysses S. Grant: “Hold fast to the Bible. . . . To the influence of this Book we are indebted for all the progress made in true civilization and to this we must look as our guide in the future.”
Faith in God is part of our society and country:
• The Ten Commandments hang over the head of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
• In the House and Senate chambers appear the words, “In God We Trust.”
• On the walls of the Capitol dome appear the words, “The New Testament according to the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”
• Engraved on the metal cap on the top of the Washington Monument are the words “Praise be to God,” and numerous Bible verses line the walls of the stairwell.
• The Eighty-third Congress set aside a room in the Capitol Building exclusively for the private prayer and meditation of members of Congress.
Again we all have the freedom to practice our religion even in public and not a single one of us has the freedom from religion. Either way though GOD is not a religion he is a higher power that people of all religions believe in, in there own way, ALLAH directly translates to GOD is a great example.
2006-09-14 11:37:25 · answer #2 · answered by Wilkow Conservative 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It does not say he can not have religion or that he can not pray
or bless our country. The freedom of religion was to protect the churches from the government, not the other way.
Back to the books for you to be Pro Constitution.
Do you know his religion off hand, no looking! He has never tried to convert me. I know he is religious but it has never interfered with anyone's freedom. Laws are made by Congress & enforced by Courts.
2006-09-14 11:30:18 · answer #3 · answered by Wolfpacker 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
He's just a religious person. Even if George Bush did pass a bill about having prayer in school or the 10 commandments placed in public areas, the Supreme Court will immediatly null the case. Religious judges or not, the bill of rights is what defines American rights. He just comes out as a very religious person, but he's at LEAST smart enough to know that going against the constitution is if anything, anti-American.
As for the courts, you don't exactly have to place your hand on the bible.
2006-09-14 11:21:35 · answer #4 · answered by Roger Y 3 · 3⤊ 2⤋
No laws of any kind have been offered by the President or Congress attempting to establish a religion. I do think that the suppression of religion is a goal of the lib-socialists, aka the Democrats. There is nothing wrong with him being religious yet it scares the heck out of the lib-socialists.
2006-09-14 11:17:37 · answer #5 · answered by TexMan98 2 · 7⤊ 0⤋
Exactly how is he imposing his religion on you? And mentioning God doesn't count. You can't prohibit the President from being religious, or speaking about his religion. Since you're looking at the Constitution, check out the end of Article VI:
"...but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States."
But at least you're actually reading the Constitution, and know at least some of what's in it. I give you credit for that.
2006-09-14 11:17:03 · answer #6 · answered by Chris S 5 · 7⤊ 2⤋
Exactly how has Bush "imposed his religion on the rest of us?" I haven't been to church regularly for a few years. I have Jewish friends who are still Jewish and still going to the Synagogue. How is he "pushing for religion as law?" Name one instance? And when did you ever hear him say or even act like he "hates Muslims?" In fact, he's gone out of his way to remind all of us that Muslims in and of themselves are not bad people and not all terrorists. Boy, you are reaching and so terribly misinformed. You are foolish to think that religion--ANY religion drives this government. But, of course, we do have to find some way that Bush is destroying the Constitution so we can work to get him impeached, right? Keep looking!
2006-09-14 11:18:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 1⤋
Or Prohibiting the FREE exercise thereof, OR abridging the FREEDOM of Speech. Our Fore Fathers Used Religion on a regular basis. Are you planning on a TIME TRAVEl trip to IMPEACH say Abraham Lincoln, George Washington. Here's a suggestion. Next time GWB's is on TV and he starts talking about say RELIGION Instead of Pissing and Moaning about it Attempt if you can to I dunno maybe Pick up that Little thing called a REMOTE and CHANGE the channel. STOP Pumping Athiest Garbage.
2006-09-14 11:23:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 1⤋
Bush doesn't make laws with religion as part of his protocol for making decisions....Bush has not made laws with respect to religion..I do not recall Bush "imposing" religion on this country either.......yet he does have the right, like all American citizens, to neither hide his religion or beliefs and practice it, do you violate his right of freedom of religion?. Bush does not hate Muslim countries, he hates Islam extremist and those who bastardize the religion of Islam, those who hide behind Islam to murder. Do some research, read American History prior to the signing of the Constitution......this country WAS founded with religion in the minds of our great fore-fathers.........they were very GOD fearing people's. Yet...........they allowed for those who do not believe to be part of this history, part of our country.
2006-09-14 11:22:01 · answer #9 · answered by toni l 3 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Where is Bush establishing the Church of the USA in America, degenerate?
It is freedom of religion not freedom from religion.
Liberals think that open nude, gay protests should be protected but manger scenes should be censored.
In essence, you are anti-religion. The USA does not sanction one church and force attendence.
You liberals forget why people came to America. The Church of England didn't allow people to exercise their freedom in religion. Just throw context out the door, eh libtard?
2006-09-14 11:16:03 · answer #10 · answered by John Skerry II 2 · 9⤊ 3⤋