Doesn't the statement "Freedom of religion" include ALL religions?
(No charismaniac answers - from ANY religion, please!)
2007-10-29 02:58:19 · 15 answers · asked by None 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I am not an American, so I would appreciate answers from all over the globe.
Also, doesn't "Freedom Of religion" mean that either ALL are free, or NONE are, when it comes to choices?
Originally, the United States did many things, but what about being GLOBAL?
2007-10-29 03:15:25 · update #1
Also, because something is a "new concept", does that mean that it shouldn't be as valid as an old concept? Would that include the idea that all men are free - except those enslaved by others?
2007-10-29 03:18:35 · update #2
"freedom of any kind is not free luv dad"
Although this person uses no punctuation, and is not my 'dad', he has a valid point. Freedom comes with responsibility, or it is not true freedom.
However, if all people who claim affiliation to a certain religion act in responsible ways, are they not free to choose affiliation to that religion?
2007-10-29 05:46:39 · update #3
That is what it is SUPPOSED to mean, although the interpretation is often otherwise. It is also SUPPOSED to mean that religious beliefs and practices cannot be interfered with by outsiders, (neighbors, law enforcement, the courts etc.)but they often are. Laws or passed to prohibit things in a general sense so that particular religions cannot do them either, laws are also interpreted to apply to things of a religious nature when they should not be allowed to be applied there at all. It is a way for governments to control religion without specificaly targeting them. Aren't loopholes just grand? Freedom of religion is, like any other freedom supposedly "Guaranteed" in any document, an illusion propogated by those in power to make people believe that they have a choice when they really don't.
2007-10-29 08:38:13 · answer #1 · answered by kveldulf_gondlir 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually it's not a "new" concept. Many of the Founding Fathers were either Deist or Universalist by the time the Constitution came along. It wasn't for Christians only, otherwise the word "God" would have been put in. It wasn't and it was for a reason.
The Founding Fathers wanted the govt and religion seperate because of the corruption in England and borrowed heavily from the Greek govt and the Clan systems of Europe. While it doesn't state word for word "freedom of religion" it IS implies which is why the Supreme Court HAS used those words. Law is flexible. And the Constitition is also referred to as "living document". It can be changed to fit the needs of the PEOPLE. It has and will contiue to do so. A majority of the country supports "Freedom of Religion" whether Christian or not. There fore "Freedom of Religion" will continue to stand.
2007-10-29 03:43:23 · answer #2 · answered by ~Heathen Princess~ 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Originally, no. when the United States was founded, freedom of religion was for Christians only, as the Great Powers did not particularly care for other other religions, in fact almost immediately after the United States was founded, it was at war with Ottoman provinces in North Africa!
Freedom of religion (as in all religions) is a relatively new concept, with freedom from religion being an even newer one. The United States is in fact the most religious nation in the Western Hemisphere, which results in a lot of fanatical behavior from a minority of religious leaders. So freedom of and from religion is technically out there,although there are a lot of opponents to that.
2007-10-29 03:06:32 · answer #3 · answered by thechief66 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Nowhere are we guaranteed "freedom of religion." The Constitution says that Congress shall make no law respecting an institution of religion.
Edit: Why thumbs downs? Have I said something that is factually incorrect or are facts just offensive to some folks? I'm a liberal pluralist who is 100% for religious tolerance. I guess I needed to say that before I could say anything factual. Ridiculous.
2007-10-29 03:10:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
It is supposed to mean ALL but many people forget that. And I have to agree that it should include freedom FROM religion. Your right to tell others about your religion ends at my right not to hear about it.
2007-10-29 03:03:01 · answer #5 · answered by Keltasia 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-23 03:26:58 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it does. There is no other way to put it. I may be a Christian but i also believe in free will. everyone has the right to chose there own belief.
2007-10-29 03:07:29 · answer #7 · answered by Bro. matthew W 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If people don't respect religion, or no religion then they are big poopy-heads. This includes all religions.
2007-10-29 11:52:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes, it sure does. and as a religious pagan, i would also like to say that i support the atheist view of freedom FROM religion.
2007-10-29 03:03:43 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
freedom of any kind is not free luv dad
2007-10-29 04:43:19 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋