This is one of the things I try and tell people that are gun opponents. Why
are we so literal in our interpretations of the 1st and 5th amendments and
so flexible about the 2nd?
Tim
-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 1:31 PM
To: CF-Community
Subject: Re: Speaking of church and state
On Fri, 2 Jul 2004 14:16:45 -0400, Monique Boea
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> but the fact that people think it to mean that congress cannot make any
laws
> regarding religion is a misinterpretation
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion,
or prohibiting the free exercise thereof"
How much more obvious is it? Given that statement, what laws regarding
religion can you see that Congress can pass? Only ones that reinforce
it. Like saying that people can't force you to pray to someone else's
god.
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