That's their right as a religious insti.tution and part of
their free practice of that religion.
If that is NOT what you are suggesting, please explain in what ways — how and where — you would accept the «
free practice of religion» anywhere other than in a religious building or at home.
Many of the laws written were there to protect
the free practice of religion, not discourage it.
Not exact matches
The gov» t may not ESTABLISH a specific
religion and force us to
practice it, but the gov» t has zero authority to stop the
free, non-aggressive
practice of it.
Spin it how you will,
religion constantly gets a
free pass in this country and when its ever called out for its discriminatory
practices and beliefs it claims
religion has the right to discriminate based on those beliefs... but everybody else doesn't have the right to even make the accusation that
religion is getting all kinds
of special rights allowing them to justify their own discrimination.
Maintaining separation
of church and stat s leaves everyone
free to
practice their own beliefs and not have government forcing other's
religion down our children's throats at school.
I think
religion is a very personal thing, and people (including we atheists) should be
free to hold and
practice their own beliefs without fear
of persecution.
The
practice of religion has usually shown an element
of free creativity which is akin to play.
The
free exercise and enjoyment
of religious profession and worship, without discrimination, shall forever hereafter be guaranteed; and no person shall be denied any civil or political right, privilege or capacity, on account
of his opinions concerning
religion; but the liberty
of conscience hereby secured shall not be construed to dispense with oaths or affirmations, excuse acts
of licentiousness or justify
practices inconsistent with the good order, peace or safety
of the state.
Christians get up in arms whenever anybody messes with the «rites»
of baptism and the Lord's Supper, and we get up in arms whenever anybody messes with our legal «rights,» such as the right to
free speech, the right to
practice our
religion, or the right to bear arms.
The idea that mysticism floats
free is something that Christianity, Judaism, Islam and other
religions would react against because their mystical teachings are a part
of the complex
of being a Christian, Jew or Muslim, and they coexist with
practices, beliefs, institutions and so forth.
In addition, Berns largely ignores the
practice of the founding generation, which accommodated a far more public role for the
free exercise
of religion than the American Civil Liberties Union now tolerates.
One can see this metaphysical scheme behind the words
of Mason and Jefferson in the two acts
of the Virginia Assembly quoted above: «that all men are equally entitled to the
free exercise
of religion, according to the dictates
of conscience; and that it is the mutual duty
of all to
practice Christian forbearance, love, and charity towards each other.»
Lt. Cmdr. Christensen went on to say that «all service members are
free to exercise their constitutional right to
practice their
religion in a manner that is respectful
of other individuals» rights to follow their own belief systems; and in ways that are conducive to good order and discipline; and that do not detract from accomplishing the military mission»...
That is nonesence, all
religions with book are
free to
practice in Iran except Bahi which is precived as man made branch
of Islam
They did, however, understand that government and
religion (
of any kind) were a bad mix and were very careful to make sure that American citizens, immigrants all, would be
free to
practice as they wished without governmental interference.
Each
religion (& it's corresponding government) restrict, constrict, & inhibit the
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The
free exercise
of religion becomes synonymous with «theocracy,» and its
practice declared to be a threat to democracy and the public order.
And that is where we have gross inequailty in contries that are supposed to have a freedom
of religion that applies as much to those who don't want the majorities
religion forced on them as to those that want to be
free to
practice said
religion.
You, as a citizen, are told that you are
free to
practice religion... as long as it is one
of the three (already established, NOT by our government) approved
religions.
The bill
of rights says one is
free to
practice a
religion or not to
practice a
religion.
Although the principles
of AA are so supposed to be for everyone regardless
of religion (or lack thereof), in
practice the concept
of a «Higher Power» to a
free thinker is a huge issue... if I don't believe in a Higher Power, how can I get through the 12 steps?
The final four are from the Bill
of Rights in the Constitution: the right to
practice religion, the right to
free speech, the right to assemble, and the right to bear arms.
No one is saying you shouldn't be
free to
practice your
religion in your home or place
of worship.
Fortunately for those
of us in America, who are
free to
practice religion as we see fit, gives us the opportunity to look outside our own
religion, and to consider other possibilities.
Feel
free to
practice religion freely but listen to the founders
of our country and realize that your fairy tale book should have nothing, and I mean NOTHING to do with politics and Law.
Joanne Jacobs Jacobs
practices a kind
of free linking and
free thinking that takes you from country to country and from
religion to technology to health, all in the orbit
of education.
District programs, activities, and
practices shall be
free from discrimination, intimidation, harassment and bullying based on race, color, ancestry, national origin, ethnic group identification, age,
religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, or genetic information; the perception
of one or more
of such characteristics; or association with a person or group with one or more
of these actual or perceived characteristics.
San Francisco Unified School District programs, activities, and
practices shall be
free from unlawful discrimination, harassment, intimidation and bullying based on actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, national origin, ethnic group identification, age,
religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or gender expression; or on the basis
of a person's association with a person or group with one or more
of these actual or perceived characteristics.
If I describe to you a land where virtually every man came looking for Freedom to
practice his
religion, Freedom to participate in the operation
of a
free Government, Freedom to own his land and make his own way in the world you would probably say, «Ah yes, you are talking about the United States.»
That
religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner
of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence; and therefore all men are equally entitled to the
free exercise
of religion, according to the dictates
of conscience; and that it is the mutual duty
of all to
practice Christian forbearance, love, and charity towards each other.»
One part is the «
free exercise clause» which allows people to
practice the
religion of their choice.