Do people realy understand what freedom of religion means ?

Question

i think the liberals in government ahve skewed this in so many ways
Freedom of religon was in the constitution to protect peoples right to practice there religion and beliefs its freedom OF religion NOT freedom FROM religon

some of you seem to fall right in with what i feel is the problem yes the government should never support one religion over another but that in no way means that we as individuals shouldnt be allowed to express our religion openly and honestly
This is not comunist china or WWII germany i should never have to practive my faith only in the confines of my own home if i want to pray in the lunch room at work that is MY choice
and whats worse is it seems that the government has proven a bias in reguards to religion constantly trying to make laws preventing christian beliefs but incouraging other religions openly and protecting them and there is a serious problem indeed

Answer 1

Wrong, England has a history of forcing a particular religion on others and this is what the founding fathers had in mind when they added it to the constitution.

Do some research, you may learn something.

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.

Answer 2

People don't understand Freedom of Religion, or any of the other Freedoms. The Bill of Rights puts all restriction on government. People think that the First Amendment prevents them from praying in school, or at football games. It does not! The First Amendment says congress shall not establish an official religion, not prohibit the free exercise of it. What could be plainer?

I don't care what the Supreme Court says. As far as I am concerned, the majority of the Supreme Court for the last half century has been composed of horse's a$$e$. They are supposed to have an understanding of the Constitution. They don't have a clue.

If you don't believe me, read it for yourself. It is plain English. You don't need to be a lawyer to interpret it.

Until we change congress, you are not going to see Supreme Court Justices removed. A lot of people think that federal judges serve a lifetime appointment. If you read the Constitution (Article 3, Section 1) you will see that they serve during good behavior. That means if they begin making outrageous decisions, they can be removed. Incidentally, while I am on the subject, the Supreme Court's jurisdiction can be restricted by a simple majority in both houses of Congress (Article 3, Section 2). This means that in many cases, there is no need for a Constitutional Amendment. Congress can take the issue out of the Court's hands.

Answer 3

The constitution has been interpreted to mean that there is a freedom of religion AS WELL AS a freedom FROM religion. This means that people have every right to practice their religion as long as it does not physically harm any living being (animal or human). It also means that citizens are free from a state-imposed religion. This stemmed from fears of the dictatorship that the Americans revolted against. A dictatorship that imposed a religion upon the people, a state religion that did not allow people to practice as they wished. It was also a dictatorship that skewed religion and was often skewed by it.
I would like to tell you that I am a moderate republican and have studied the constitution and its origins .
Now I would like to ask you, before you continue to unjustly accuse liberals of skewing the freedom of religion, how many times have you read the constitution in its entirety? Also, what to you is a liberal? I am tired of so-called "republicans" blaming everything on a political party that doesn't exist. A liberal is a viewpoint, a Democrat is part of a party. The angry image that republicans, or in your terms "conservatives" and most likely the "religious right", presents has ruined our party. What do you think a republican stands for? What do you think a democrat stands for? Think before you lay the blame, lest you be blamed.

Answer 4

Yep... that 1st Amendment. The government may not legislate religion or enact a law prohibiting the practice thereof...

I notice some unschooled individual points out the mythical "Separation of Church and State"... in NO PLACE is that stated in the US Constitution, Bill of Rights, nor further US Code.

The point was the Congress can't OUTLAW a religion or RESTRICT a religion... nor should there be a STATE religion (as in France or England at the time).

Answer 5

People do generally understand what it means...but they don't understand how politicians twist it around to manipulate them.

Freedom of religion is just that...the freedom to practice whichever religion you wish...and nobody can do a damn thing to stop you....and if you choose to practice no religion nobody can force you to. Now of course there cannot be TOTAL freedom of religion...ie you cannot murder a person and say that your religion demands that you sacrifice someone.

Politicians and other goons have tried to create the illusion that those who are not religious are being FORCED to practice a religion because they are "subjected" to those that are religious and practice their beliefs. This is just another non-issue that is created to get votes and distract people from REAL issues. People in this country are so far from being forced to follow a religion...and most people have no clue what living in a country that does is like.

But a lot of the BS surrounding it all comes back to people not wanting to be responsible for themselves. They want big brother government to make sure they are never offended, or never hear anything that they don't want to, or never see anything that they don't want to. They want the world to change for them.

Answer 6

When have you ever been arrested or prevented from praying in public? In all reality it is freedom of religion along with freedom from religion being forced or promoted on a person by a government entity. It does not say people have the freedom not to be preached to by fellow citizens though, just not by the government.

Answer 7

9/11 was a conspiracy and u know it. Watch the youtube video in my source. In 1996, a movie called "The Long Kiss Goodnight" was released detailing 9/11. Mind you, it was released 5 years before 9/11. Anyway, to answer the question, yes. The media is hypocritical and try as much as they can to attack Islam. They use the "freedom of speech" arguement when they published the Muhammad(pbuh) cartoons or when the Pope quoted some hateful emperor. But when Muslims deny that the Holocaust happened, all of a sudden, its wrong and they cant use the "freedom of speech" arguement. Wheres the equality?

Answer 8

I believe it is said correctly in the Constitution...Freedom OF religion. This means that people have the freedom to decide it they want to be religious and if so what religion they would prefer, without penalty and judgment.

Answer 9

I don't think Christians need protecting... and to me it is very important to have freedom FROM religion - should one choose.
Christians have no right to impose their faith on others.
We are not a theocracy.

Answer 10

everyone should practice this RIGHT we as a society won't b as messed up as we r! 2 many follow the "herd"we don't have 2 have a "set"normal religion.and we shouldn't b made 2 practice just 1,i have many,just believe in something or someone,"free will harm none".