Is your point that because i'm in the minority when it comes to religion, my views are any less important? Is your point that I just have to accept the fact that religious influence on issue's in our country are correct? I think the religious influence is way out of control. I really don't think it has any place in the governing of our country.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Hinge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > And? What's your point? > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "justifiedright" > <justifiedright@> wrote: > > > > You may not be religious, but your country is. > > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Hinge" <hinge98@> wrote: > > > > > > 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 AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "justifiedright" > > <justifiedright@> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "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? > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> See what's inside the new Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/0It09A/bOaOAA/yQLSAA/Y2tolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
