You are partially right; "The first amendment to the US Constitution states "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof". Both these clauses, known as the "establishment clause" and the "free exercise clause" respectively, are significant. To give perspective, there was a great conservation of language in the Bill of Rights; the intention was to avoid creating loopholes, while still providing a buffer between the Legislature and the most basic rights of the people. It is significant, then, that there are two clauses where one would suffice, were the intention only to prevent respect for a religious establishment or only to protect free exercise." Even though i'm a non-believer, I respect people that do. I just feel that religion is playing way to big a role in our countries politics. That role is making an assumption that religion is "fact" and that we are all religious. --- In [email protected], "justifiedright" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "Hinge" <hinge98@> wrote: > > > But it's in the Constitution. > > No it isn't. > > > >In my opinion, my rights are being violated every single time that > > religion has an influence in the decisions made in our country. > > So I should be forced to denounce my religion before entering a voting > booth? >
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