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Thursday, November 8, 2007 Congress <http://theneinblog.blogspot.com/2007/11/congress-shall-make-no-law.html> Shall Make No Law "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." November 8, 2007: It is with a certain amount of pride that I'm able to note that the State of New Jersey was the first to ratify the first 10 Amendments (collectively known as the Bill of Rights) to the United States Constitution. The first and most important of those amendments is the first amendment because of its inherent importance to the most basic of all human rights - the freedom of religion. This is a freedom which has been existent since Adam first opened his eyes, gazed at the Divine creation before him, and took his first step upon this earth. Fast forw ard about six-thousand years and we have the founding of the United States of America by intrepid men and women declaring themselves free, first and foremost, from religious persecution. Our Founding Fathers wisely determined that true religious freedom must be available to all while preferential to none. It has become widely and increasingly apparent to many Americans since the events of September 11, 2001 that one religion has declared itself uniquely above the laws and rights we have established to govern ourselves and operate our free society. This realization has prompted me to begin to ponder a basic question in two parts in light of recent events. 1a. What are the limits of the universal religious freedom we guaranteed ourselves with the 1st Amendment? 1b. What legal recourse have We The People reserved four ourselves, as itemized in other Amendments, to redress issues and grievances in opposition to a religion whose theology promotes intolerance, prejudice and hatred to the level of inciting violence and the proscribed death against those of us belonging to other faiths, agnostics or atheists, a religion which has slaughtered, in cold blood, more American citizens and foreign guests than any other in our short history? It occurs to me that while "Congress shall make no law," with respect to the establishment of religion, the free exercise thereof, of speech, press and peaceful assembly, our Founding Fathers, in their considerable and learned wisdom, reserved for us, their progeny, the right to effect changes when our rights to life and liberty are threatened by those we choose to allow to dwell or visit among us. It also occurs to me that the time has arrived that a vigorous national debate commence immediately, perhaps even culminating in a national referendum, on these issues which demand to be addressed for the sake of ourselves and our progeny. What say you America? *** Addendum: Now, all who read this please understand me clearly, I did not think at the time I posted the above that my words or their meaning were in any way ambiguous. However, it turns out that I did find it necessary to provide a clarification of my meaning. For the sake of all others who might want a clarification of my meaning I will reiterate that clarification. What I am making reference to in this OpEd directly relates to the theology and ideology of Islam. Islam declares itself superior with respect to Christianity, Judaism or any other religion, and including the personal views, beliefs and non-beliefs of agnostics and even atheists - specifically as these things pertain to American citizens living under the guarantees of the US Constitution. As such, and in my personal view, Islam represents a theological ideology which is clearly a danger to all that is non-Islamic - including the US Constitution and the American Republic itself. I hope mos t who read what I wrote will implicitly understand that my words are also wholly within the context of the Declaration of Independence which states... "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. " And also within the context of President Abraham Lincoln's "Gettsburg Address" wherein he stated... "Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal." I am stating that as a matter of fact and according to the highest law of this land, there is one religious-ideology which has as its basic tenet a position of superiority, that "since the events of September 11, 2001 that one "religion has declared itself uniquely above the laws and rights we have establis hed to govern ourselves and operate our free society." It is my opinion that all Americans would find such a thing completely intolerable and in need of rectification and codification in our laws. The sooner the better. Sean -- non sibi sed patriae [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? 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