Do you agree with this statement regarding religious freedom?

Question

"The founders of our nation believed that all Americans should have the right to worship according to their own beliefs, or not to worship at all. So strong was their commitment to religious freedom that they enshrined it in the first sentence of the Bill of Rights."

This excerpt from : http://www.firstfreedomfirst.org/ (sign it while you're there - if you agree).

Do you agree with this statement or disagree and why?

Just so everyone knows where I stand, I agree.

The Link - where did you get the idea it was my website? It's not mine. So unfortunately your suggestions are falling on deaf ears. You might contact them directly.

Answer 1

YES! I agree, and I signed. Thank you for alerting us to this.

Answer 2

I agree 100%, but I disagree with much your website has to say. Seems like the conclusions they draw are exactly contrary to that statement on religious freedom. If I am free to worship as I choose, then part of that is sharing my ideas in public forums as I choose and in reference to any topic I choose. Part of religious freedom and freedom of speech is the freedom to make your beliefs known to others. That is called exchange of information and is part of the human experience.

Some of the statements the website makes are rather arbitrary and subjective. You should examine them and their implications more closely. You should also think about how some of the terms in these statements could/would be universally defined and redefined.

Answer 3

I don't necessarily disagree with the statement, but the website was sickening.

The Declaration of Independence is clear....we should all have the right to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness".

First on that list is "Life". Religious freedom notwithstanding, the right to slice and dice a human fetus and vacuum out the bloody pieces is no "right" - it's a murder.

Answer 4

How can you not agree to that. It is evident. I don't agree with the assumption that faith taints anything. People piss and moan about "DON"T IMPOSE YOUR RELIGION ON ME".
This really is saying, and I think some people don't realize it, that somehow they have a moral superiority, and they are really saying that, "MY BELIEFS ARE MORE VALID THAN YOURS, I WON"T LISTEN, YOU CAN'T MAKE ME AND I WILL POUT UNTIL I GET MY WAY"

Answer 5

I agree. To much suffering and death has come when one group has tried to force another to worship in the conquerers' way. Better that each person choose their own faith, or no faith at all, without fear of persecution.

Answer 6

I agree 100%. I just wish more people would take into consideration that this is what our country was founded on, and give up trying to impose their beliefs on others. We need more tolerance.

Answer 7

I thoroughly trust you. the line became drawn the day the form became drafted, and has in view that then substitute into blurred by utilising the extremists who suck undesirable, unsuspecting, susceptible-minded voters into their "Kool-help Cults". i think of it could be ludicrous to instate a governmental area in charge for previewing and figuring out the validity of recent religions because could desire to contradict the separation of church and state, yet something should be accomplished! Freedom of religion in hassle-free terms protects the main appropriate to freely prepare a chosen faith. regrettably, it fails to guard the minds of persons being swayed by utilising the way-too-extreme enthusiasts.

Answer 8

I agree

Answer 9

Do I agree that the founding fathers believed it? I'm not sure.
Do I believe it's our right? Yes, absolutely.

Answer 10

I completely agree.

I am so tired of hearing that the nation was founded on Christianity. It wasn't.