Argumentative Essay On Freedom Of Religion

James Madison and Thomas Jefferson are two of the seven key founding fathers of the United States. The motive of the founders of the U.S. was to establish religious freedom in the colonies; therefore, religion was of importance to them. When the policy of the separation of church and state was enacted by the founding fathers through the Constitution, it meant that under a secular government, religious freedom would always be protected. Issues such as the freedom to practice one’s religion arose in the earlier colonies and the separation of church and states prevents these issues from occurring again. The separation of church and state protects the rights of all and ensures religious freedom. This policy has proven to be nothing but a

According to the First Amendment law from United States Constitution, a prior restraint is classified as a federal action which forbids speech or other mediums of communication and expression prior to publication. Under the First Amendment, American citizens and the press are granted the liberty of free speech. However, under certain terms the officials will sanction this blockage. For over 70 years, corporations and public figures have often wished they could stop media and broadcast stations from publishing sensitive information, their ability to censor or take action against them is very limited. The U.S Supreme Court considers this suppressive tactic as “the most serious and the least tolerable infringement on First Amendment rights”. Scholars

Religious exclusivism is an idea that is the complete opposite of religious pluralism. Religious pluralist’s such as John Hick have ideas containing a set of beliefs asserting that multiple religions can not only all co-exist, but they can all also be true within their own beliefs that they hold about the cosmology of the Earth, God, and our existence. And the complete opposite of John Hick’s belief is the idea of Religious Exclusivism. Religious Exclusivism is an idea that is represented by Alvin Plantiga. And what the idea of Religious Exclusivism represents is that whatever religious belief you hold to be true, must be true exclusively, which then deems all other religions to

In an organized religion debate, Alan Dershowitz and Alan Keyes contended many issues on religion and morality. Alan Dershowitz, a Harvard law professor, believed that "morality can be maintained without religion." He also stated that it must be maintained without religion because times have changed. He said that if religion is not separated from state it could have severe damage, such as the Crusades and the Holocaust. Dershowitz believes that there is a difference between morality and religion. When people are moral without religion, they are being virtuous on their own, not because they are afraid of God. He stated that religion should not consist of a Cost-Benefit Analysis. Alan Keyes, a former

America has been named the "melting pot" of the world. It houses many different cultures, nationalities, ideas and religions. There are Christians, Jews, Catholics, Buddhists, Mormons, Hindus, Spiritualists, Jehovah's Witnesses, Islamic, plus many more. America is unique in that all these religions are represented in a nation that is only 200 years old. And America has upheld, throughout history, that the freedom and equality of religion is extremely important in order for this nation to function as a free nation. The foundations of America were set as a result of England's persecution; more specifically, England's religious persecution. The colonists wanted to create a nation that allowed people to be free. They

Discrimination, a word that can meet quite a lot, there are many different types of discrimination some of course are harsher than others. There's just one type of discrimination that has been on the rise for some time now, and that's persecution. Persecution just means bad treatment simply because of race, political, or religious beliefs. The area that has been hit over and over for some time is religious persecution. A very sad but true reality for many people having to hide to worship their beliefs. The most persecuted religion in the world may come to a shock to some people, but the most persecuted religion is Christianity. Followed by Islam, and third is Judaism. Christianity is the most popular religion in the United States, but is the least popular worldwide. To put it in perspective, Christians are persecuted in over 130 countries for just their beliefs. To add on to that, each month about 322 Christians are killed, along with that each month 214 Christian churches and properties are destroyed. Out of all the religions in the world, none are more persecuted than Christians, with all of this in mind it's something else when most people have no idea of this at all. Through several surveys I found that 7 out of 10 people thought that other religions such as Islam and Judaism are more persecuted than Christians. Why is it that as popular as Christianity is in the United States, that there is so little people that accurately know what is

Damon Fowler, a juvenile protestant against religious activities, expressed his perspective of religious affairs before an upcoming graduation ceremony. Thus, his acts to stop the forthcoming religious practice that would have occurred during the ceremony took place, and the religious prayer was cancelled. Therefore, the aftermath of the high school student opposition did not cease with only the religious intervention. The complaint that was reported by the student, was also followed by an individual leaking his name as the one behind the complaint. As a result, Damon Fowler has been publicly demeaned by teachers and other students, physically threatened which also involved death threats, and was ostracized from his local community. The foregoing case is just one of

Yoder; the United States Supreme Court found that Amish children could not be placed under compulsory education past 8th grade. In this case the parents' fundamental right to freedom of religion was determined to outweigh the state's interest in educating its children. Wisconsin v. Yoder, 406 U.S. 205 (1972). Applying Wisconsin v. Yoder, to this case the Yoder’s right to freedom of religion shall be determined to outweigh the Commonwealth’s interests in vaccinating its children. In addition, the Yoder’s shall have the right to pursue life and liberty. The court should rule in favor of the Yoders due to the fact that law as a violation of the Free Exercise of Religion contained in the First

The free exercise of religion, the freedom of speech, and the freedom of assembly are each absolutely essential for the health of our Republic. That is why the Founding Fathers enshrined them all in the First Amendment. While some people up hold the first amendment and respect its meaning. Unfortunately, these freedoms are currently under assault by the government, state officials and communities.

The Supreme Court has interpreted the free exercise clause in many different ways. Today, people in the United States have the absolute freedom to believe what they choose but they may have to yield to the government in their religious conduct. In most instances, the government will not interfere with an adult’s practices as long as a minor is not in danger. The Supreme Court has deemed though, that if these practices endanger a minor, the minor cannot participate. Such cases include the right an adult as to refuse life-saving treatment cannot be applied to a minor. The government’s interest in saving a child’s life outweighs the freedom of religious practice. Another case in which the government may interfere with religious conduct is if the purpose of the law was not made to prevent the practice but merely occurred incidentally. This has occurred in Oregon, when the government banned peyote, a hallucinogenic drug used by Native Americans. The Supreme Court deemed that the law was meant to protect people from the powerful drug and it was not intended to infringe on the Native American practice. The last situation in which a government can interfere with religious conduct is if the act is a danger to public safety.

The subject of religion in public schools is one that has been debated vigorously and passionately. The warriors from the Right and Left fail to appreciate the facts because they are caught up in the rhetoric and have difficulty viewing this emotional topic dispassionately (Haynes, 2011). Both sides are right about one thing: this is an important subject.

America gained its independence in 1776 through perseverance, dedication, and the desire for a better life. America's Founding Fathers established the Constitution as a foundation of rules and values for the American people to live by. People still fight to this day in order to uphold the freedom of religion, the freedom to bear arms, and the freedom of speech. These freedoms come at a very high price and people will continue to fight for them.

Islam is the second largest religion in the world after Christianity. There are around 1.5 billion Muslims the world. It is very unfortunate that there are a lot of misconceptions about Islam, the media has always tells the bad side of Islam it gives a lot of negative image to the Muslim people around the world. The reason I select this topic so I can tell to my class mates the reality of how we are rather than being portrayed by the media and the alt-right.

Imagine a world in which you are prohibited from traveling to another country, even though you are guaranteed the basic right to practice your religion. Remember how over fifteen years ago, people that shared nothing but your religion committed acts of terrorism, and people still hold you responsible. Picture an era where you and your people were persecuted, but now reciprocators of the oppressors are marching freely without a second thought. You can stop imagining now. Because this is the world we live in. A society of religious intolerance. It is defined as, “not respecting the fundamental human right of other people to hold religious beliefs that are different from your own” (“Religious Intolerance Introduction”). Around the world in six predominantly Muslim countries, citizens are forbidden from coming to America because of an executive order issued by the US. Likewise, on September 11th, 2001, a group of Muslim terrorists hijacked a plane, killing thousands. In present day, people only connected to them by their religion are still being judged for actions they didn’t perform. Another situation in which bigotry occurred was in World War II. The Nazi Party attempted to gain control of many European and Asian countries, all the while trying to rid the world of races and religions they saw as inferior. Now the Neo-Nazis have the right to march freely and spread their hateful messages. Religious intolerance is a pressing issue, causing harrassment, inequality, violence, and

What becomes so annoying is that whenever a demonstration takes place in Vietnam. The government often labels the VCC as a supporter of foreign/internal political organizations, who threaten the national security. Giving this kind of reason is an act of bias and calumniation. Those personal and organizational political intentions cause misunderstanding and division, and they do not relate to any common pastoral plan of the VCC. It is not appropriate to use VCC and religious activities to accuse and repress for political reasons. This kind of mentality should not be “refrains” of public communication whenever a public insecurity rises. Recently, whenever the church voices out for human rights, human dignity, and environmental issues to resist irresponsible governmental leadership; in turn, the government accuses Catholics as reactionary persons, who resist state laws and threaten national security. Actually, as addressed in 1953 pastoral letter of the CBCV to distinguish between political and religious sphere, Catholicism is “an absolute religious community and a part of the global Catholicism. Catholicism has never been a political body.” From this principle, the Vietnamese bishops have their right to “speak in the name of the VCC:” – The Catholic Church “does not join any political party. It also does not object to any political regime if the regime accepts entire immutable rights and benefits of the Catholic Church.” – The Catholics are