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    particular case, Hassan v. City of New York, a variety of issues have been raised that intersect with the idea of government surveillance on these Muslim Communities. This case does not utilize a federal or state RFRA, but rather focuses strictly on determining the legal validity of the government surveillance program of Muslim Americans. The Plaintiffs have argued that the NYPD’s government surveillance program has violated the equal protection, establishment, and free exercise freedoms of the constitution

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    based on religious views, no religious community has doctrinal jurisdiction over any other, and that government cannot use coercion to establish a specific religion of the people. Locke’s views help establish equality and morality by ensuring that one has religious freedom. Locke’s statements show that governmental religious influence is unethical; the people should be able to choose their own religions. Religious freedom is a very important aspect in creating a just society and governmental and political

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    fiction that focused around government. Thus, the theme of the power that a government established within a certain time. For example, in Farenhight 451, the book is based upon a utopia society where they are strictly under a strict, dictating government. Within this society books are band and the government controls the knowledge that humans of there society can reach. The power behind being the government installs the right to limit the people to their resources. The government in Farenhight 451 does

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    Enlightenment. The belief in freedom of religion, social equality, and the people of a society can establish and destroy their government were the major ideas during the Enlightenment. The belief that the people of a society united had more power than the government was one of the philosophers’ main ideas of the enlightenment. The philosopher John Locke believed that if a government became corrupted than the people that are being represented by the government can choose to overthrow it and build a

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    distinctive about the relationship between religion and politics in the modern period? “I esteem it above all things necessary to distinguish exactly the Business of Civil government from that of religion.” As John Locke makes evident in his Letter Concerning Toleration, it is most important and fundamentally essential to define the limits of both religion and politics – their proper places in civil society. Only with government-sponsored toleration is religion allowed to prosper in the modern period;

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    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.

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    It allows us to have freedom of speech,freedom of religion,and the Bill of Rights. America has provided for all of us a place to feel safe and protected. Freedom of speech in America is important to everyone who lives here.People in other countries do not have freedom to do what they like. They can not be free to do what they want,like we can her in America. Thanks to our government and our laws,people are allowed to speak about their government without punishment,and can express themselves in whatever

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    between people and religion where students can grow into one society. In reality, students turn against, and this disables classmates to bring tout the best of a person. School becomes a fighting ground between religion freedoms in rights as a response to the outrage of the students. The First Amendment preserves the freedom of religion and speech, but people are being restricted of their religious rights. The founding fathers of America tried to create a Constitution where no religion is persecuted.

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    “The First Amendment's Establishment Clause prohibits the government from making any law “respecting an establishment of religion.” This clause not only forbids the government from establishing an official religion, but also prohibits government actions that unduly favor one religion over another. It also prohibits the government from unduly preferring religion over non-religion, or non-religion over religion”. Meaning, that a government run educational institution, is by law required to have a separation

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    values of different opinions toward fulfilling self-actualization in society is expressed in the social identity theory. Thereof, valuing any religion fortifies the comprehension of culture, and freedom of religion aids in establishing societies self-identity. The Issue Rock of Ages and a Hard Space (2003) presents the topic of how society regulates religion. The issue consisted on whether the state can determine which studies they can provide funding

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