I have my introduction is due wednesday on religious freedom and I have to give the background, history, who it affects, how it affects them, what people are doing, what the government is doing, what the world community is doing and the outlook to the future. I thought i'd start out by "Freedom of religion has always been a fundamental human right that has been implimented in the constitution of many nations world wide." After that, i'm kind of stuck. If anyone could help just the least bit would be great.
2007-03-19 14:25:16 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
In Ireland, Catholicism was outlawed, along with speaking gaelic and, well, anything related to being Irish. In Scotland and England, Catholics, Calvinists, and Puritans were being persecuted. In France and Germany Lutherans and Catholics and Hugenots were fighting wars for supremecy. Europe wasn't that far removed from the Inquisition that started torturing Jews and Muslims in Spain, but spread to other countries and other religions.
When the founding fathers wrote the constitution, this was firmly in their minds. While they believed in God, each had his own idea on the best way to do it, and they knew the best way to protect their personal beliefs was to protect the beliefs of the men to their left and right. Thus the freedom to worship God as your heart tells you. It was never meant to be a freedom from religion, but a freedom to worship.
2007-03-19 14:45:26 · answer #1 · answered by Curtis B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure about the rest of the world but I have a clue about America. Many religious groups arrived in America seeking religious freedom b/c their religion was being persecuted in their country. That, combined with England's strict rule on religion, cause our Founding Fathers to incorporate freedom of religion in the constitution.
2007-03-19 14:30:16 · answer #2 · answered by ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Pilgrims came over here to have freedom of worship.
Did you know that America was raised up because GOD made a contract with those Pilgrims?
Yeah, GOD needed a platform on which to send out the Gospel to all the World.
America, Home of the Brave Land of the Free.
Everybody who ever fought for America, was in the end, fighting for GOD Almighty, so HE could get HIS work done.
Ditto....................
2007-03-19 14:30:32 · answer #3 · answered by maguyver727 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say the earliest form of this I know of is when the Greeks would conquer other provinces they would many times allow the local people to continue with their own personal beliefs, traditions, and worship styles. They felt that the people had a right to do as they pleased.
2007-03-19 14:30:53 · answer #4 · answered by The Angry Stick Man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-02 06:26:03 · answer #5 · answered by woomer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could it be that religious freedom has always existed, and since the beginning, various organizations have taken that freedom away ?
2007-03-19 14:34:47 · answer #6 · answered by skwonripken 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That sounds pretty tough to me. You'd have to start with the origin of government and civilization.
2007-03-19 14:28:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
many nations at differing times.
2007-03-19 14:27:39 · answer #8 · answered by Tribble Macher 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first commandment states how God led his people out of the bondage of slavery and worshipping Pharaoh, other Gods and idols.
Exodus 20
1And God spake all these words, saying, 2I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. 3Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
2007-03-19 14:28:55 · answer #9 · answered by andy r 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the reason your stuck is because your thesis sentence is wrong. maybe you should stick with one country instead of the world.
2007-03-19 14:27:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋