Freedom of Religion gets the axe

[ZZZzzzzzzz]

Forming a belief, holding and practicing that belief when it is concerning God, is considered a religion by the courts.

Atheists form, hold, and practice a belief in non God.

Atheism has been granted the exact same protections as any other religious belief system.

"The 'establishment of religion' clause of the First Amendment means at least this: neither a state nor the Federal Government can set up a church. Neither can pass laws which aid one religion, aid all religions, or prefer one religion over another. Neither can force nor influence a person to go to or remain away from church against his will or force him to profess a belief or disbelief in any religion." U.S. Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black, majority opinion; Everson v. Board of Education 330 U.S. 1 (1947)

"No person can be punished for entertaining or professing religious beliefs or disbeliefs, for church attendance or nonattendance." U.S. Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black, majority opinion; Everson v. Board of Education 330 U.S. 1 (1947)

Quote from Thunderdog:

Atheism is a religion?! I guess that must be one of those new-fangled "paradigm shifts" again.

 

[Rearden Metal]

This is truly shocking. I thought freedom of religion would be one of the last freedoms to go. I guess the government feels they've safely and completely dismantled the Second, Fourth, and Sixth Amendments- time to trash numero Uno.

In 2000, would any of you have guessed we'd see such a news headline in just 5 years time? What the hell kind of news headlines will we be seeing in 2010 at this rate?

<b><i>"Roe V. Wade overturned by supreme court"

"Man sentenced to year in prison for refusing to provide DNA to compulsory national DNA database (AKA The Freedom & Protection Project)"

"DEA agents to begin random sweeps of inner-city homes in efforts to combat narcotics trafficking"</i> </b>

It doesn't seem like science-fiction anymore, does it?

 

[FredBloggs]

Quote from Covertibility:

Well its official, no more FoR. We already knew this since the christian tv evangilists told us they read the Koran and said Muslims were evil. Anyway:

Divorced Wiccans Fight Judge's Order

A Wiccan activist and his ex-wife are challenging a court's order that they must protect their 9-year-old son from what it calls their "non-mainstream religious beliefs and rituals."

homas Jones, a Wiccan activist who has coordinated Pagan Pride Day in Indianapolis for six years, said he and his ex-wife, Tammy Bristol, were stunned by the order. Neither parent has taken their son to any Wiccan rituals since it was issued, he said.

"We both had an instant resolve to challenge it. We could not accept it," Jones said Thursday. "I'm afraid I'll lose my son if I let him around when I practice my religion."

A court commissioner wrote the unusual order after a routine report by the court's Domestic Relations Counseling Bureau noted that both Jones and his ex-wife are pagans who send their son, Archer, to a Catholic elementary school.

In the order, the parents were "directed to take such steps as are needed to shelter Archer from involvement and observation of these non-mainstream religious beliefs and rituals." The judge let the wording stand.

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Yup. This must be part of that "Culture of Life" thing thats going on.

america.

land of the free.

well guys - you voted for bush - so now you will take the consequences. yea - he really does want the best for america doesnt he.

 

[nononsense]

Quote from ratboy88:

if it were not so sad it would be funny. gekko gets his panties all bunched up because satanism is at risk.

Hi ratboy,

Interesting thought. But is gekko a satanist?

If I recall, GG always profiled himself as an atheist, albeit of the more ignorant kind.

A satanist implies belief in God. You can't believe in satan if you don't believe in God. Atheists don't believe in satan.

Be good,
nononsense

PS: could very well be GG doesn't know the difference.

 

[Thunderdog]

Quote from ZZZzzzzzzz:

Atheists form, hold, and practice a belief in non God.

Practice?

 

[ratboy88]

Quote from nononsense:

Hi ratboy,

Interesting thought. But is gekko a satanist?

If I recall, GG always profiled himself as an atheist, albeit of the more ignorant kind.

A satanist implies belief in God. You can't believe in satan if you don't believe in God. Atheists don't believe in satan.

Be good,
nononsense

PS: could very well be GG doesn't know the difference.

no.......wicca is the "religion" at risk in the first post that gets GG all bent out of shape.

 

[ZZZzzzzzzz]

Each and every time the atheist reads, hears, or thinks of the word God, they practice their atheism.

Quote from Thunderdog:

Practice?

 

[Turok]

I'll bet GG holds no candle for wicca and I'm quite certain that it is the inconsistent application of a principle that is got GG bent out of shape here. There are few better examples of the blindness involved than you're inability to recognize that very thing.

JB

Quote from ratboy88:

no.......wicca is the "religion" at risk in the first post that gets GG all bent out of shape.

 

[ZZZzzzzzzz]

Grammar police time....

Quote from Turok:

I'll bet GG holds no candle for wicca and I'm quite certain that it is the inconsistent application of a principle that is got GG bent out of shape here. There are few better examples of the blindness involved than you're inability to recognize that very thing.

JB

 

[ratboy88]

Quote from Turok:

I'll bet GG holds no candle for wicca and I'm quite certain that it is the inconsistent application of a principle that is got GG bent out of shape here. There are few better examples of the blindness involved than you're inability to recognize that very thing.

JB

are you guys idiots...THAT IS MY DAMN POINT.