Religious Freedom Has Become A Big Epidemic Of The Justice System Essay

One of the main reasons that the settlers came and founded America was for religious freedom. Colonist made the long and dangerous journey for other reasons as well, but a major factor was the search for religious freedom. Coming to America alone did not solve this problem; the journey to religious freedom was just that, a journey. Everyone had a slightly different idea of what this new nation’s ‘religious freedom’ should look like and it took many years to come to a compromise.

The central theme of Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky deals with conformity’s role in society. Dostoyevsky uses conformity to make Raskolnikov mentally ill and eventually turn himself in to face the punishment for his crimes. Religion influences every character in the book, but none more ardently than Raskolnikov. Understanding religion’s role as a force for conformity in Crime and Punishment provides a powerful insight into character motives and, furthermore, philosophical influences.

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There are a number of constitutional amendment(s) that are typically the focus of a number of issues with corrections and correctional policies and practices. One of the amendment(s) that is the focus of this is the Eighth Amendment which means that no one can be the subject of cruel and unusual punishment. This means that everyone should be treated equally and should not be beaten or tortured by the guards, must always be given food and water, and treated humane at all times which means that no matter what their crime was they are still allowed some form of protections by the guards to include being sexual harassed or sexual assaulted. They also retain their First Amendment right because they still have their freedom of speech and religion. Therefore, they must be allowed to practice whatever religion they believe in no matter how someone else may feel about it and they must have some time in order to practice this religion. However, there may be a number of other issues that may be raised but I feel the most important ones would be the Eighth and First Amendment because they are the biggest two that a lot of prisoners deal with in prison.

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

Abstract — Religious influence on judiciary, especially when it comes to Supreme Court Justices, is a complicated issue, and it has been controversial in U.S.. Talking about judgement for the influence, it’s not all-inclusive by only dividing them into liberals and conservatives, instead, a comprehensive approach is to focus on specific cases.

Thesis statement: This case of the Shermans v. Church of the Divine Light. According the case, the Shermans claim that their minor child has been the victim of illegal detention and intentional infliction of emotional distress and among other torts. They seek to be compensated for all the damages that such detention have brought to their minor child as well as the medical and other expenses they incurred in getting him away from the church and “bringing him” from their intentional “brainwashing” of their minor child.

The book “Judicial Tyranny The New Kings of America?” is a compilation of articles and speeches. It is compiled by Mark Sutherland and includes writings from famed Christian personality James C. Dobson Chief Justice Roy Moore, Ambassador Alan Keyes, U.s Attorney General Ed Meese, among others. The book is a call to political action. It is aimed at Christian readers and the writers all argue that Christian politics equals constitutional purism. It is specifically meant to invoke constitutional responses and activism. Each chapter, twenty in all, are a few pages long and systematically decry the current judicial system and explain the lack of constitutional basis for their current level of power.

In Winnifred Fallers Sullivan’s (2009) “Prison Religion: Faith-Based Reform and the Constitution”, Sullivan uses the case of AU v. PFM and provides an example to show how state sanctioned faith based programs in prisons violate the first Amendment. Before someone can make an opinion on this matter it is important to know exactly what the first Amendment entails. The First Amendment, which is written in the constitution states that “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”. She utilizes this case due to the fact

Studies pertaining to religion and spirituality have been found to assist the difficult time of incarceration, beneficial for both the family and the individual incarcerated. According to studies, practicing faith has been used as a coping method to help with the process and duration of the separation. Researchers have said that 78% of the incarcerated population consider support from religious groups after inmates are released from prison to be absolutely critical to their wellbeing and contributes positivity to acquire successful rehabilitation (

This case emphasizes the importance of the right to freedom of religion, as disallowing an individual to participate in either a citizenship ceremony, or court proceedings solely based on their religious garments is not only discrimination but prevents justice from taking its

At one point the United States Court System paid no attention to inmate complaints and concerns. However, that changed when the Supreme Court took an interest in prisoner litigations. Lawmakers finally began to see inmates as American citizens who still were afforded certain liberties according to the United States Constitution. Once perspectives began to change about the prisoners and their rights, petitions addressing the violations of inmate’s civil liberties started to flood into the courts. The American court system is aware that prisoners do have some rights, but they would naturally be fewer than free citizens (Carlson & Garrett, 2008). The limitation of rights is mandatory to sustain security in prisons or jails. The federal government stepped in and

Provided that the Native Americans though incarcerated, are still human beings and should be able to perform their religious ceremonies in prison. According to Hugh Dellios, the article “Indian Prisoners Claim Spiritual Needs Ignored” explains inconsistencies state by state how Native Americans were treated in the prison system (Dellios, 1993). Religion is a close and personal matter to individuals who believe, incarcerated Native Americans included. Disrupt occurs in every prison regardless of the population, more than forty free worship lawsuits filed already by Indian prisoners across the U.S. in the last 20 years illustrates what Native Americans say is a chronic problem in the nation's prisons preventing them from performing their ceremonies (Dellios, 1993). Religion helps human beings adjust to the conditions of natural and spiritual realms, giving meaning to rituals by explaining, interpreting, and directing the energy of the ritual performed, helping the individual adjust and understand life (Crapo, 2013 ch 7.2).

The America we live in today is not the land of freedom and the home of brave men any longer. We as Americans don’t have that religious freedom that we used to have and also this problem has impacted our society in many ways. Religious liberty can cause tension between two religious groups who contradict each other

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.