The point is you are living in a religious country. You want to change that, and that's your right to try. However, you have no right to stop me from pointing out that your prior posts seemed to ignore history and law.
America is a very religious country. You feel religion plays to big a role in our governing. I say its too small. To each our own. --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Hinge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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" <hinge98@> 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 --------------------~--> Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/4It09A/fOaOAA/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/
