Kk here what i say about Atheism i say Atheism is NOT a religion and our constitution says freedom of religion right?? so being Atheist is unconstitutional
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Well, he/she/it is right about one thing, atheism is a philosophy, not a religion. However, I don't think that "freedom of religion isn't freedom from religion" argument would hold up in the supreme court.
Hmmmm....attempting to legislate the compliance of religion by criminalizing atheism...? That's a new one.most stuff in the world is not a "religion," from politics to what you had for lunch to the very Constitution itself. Show me where in the Constitution it says that anything non-religious is illegal.
And while atheism is not a "religion," it is a religious stance, and so would be covered anyway.
One could multiply counterexamples almost infinitely.
Now this one, I want on a T-shirt.
I'm God, and even I say that he is insane! I am going to put this into more correct terms. With freedom of religion comes the choice to be affiliated with a religion at all! Just because you don't associate yourself with a religion, doesn't mean you are breaking the law. In fact, you are exercising that Amendment just as much, if not more, than a Christian. The first choice in deciding what religion you want to be affiliated with, is deciding to be affiliated with a religion at all.
Kk here what i say about Atheism i say Atheism is NOT a religion... ...and our constitution says freedom of religion right?? so being Atheist is unconstitutional
*headdesk* *facepalm* *headdesk*
No, Mr. Cub, the Constitution is rather explicit on this matter.
The exact wording of the First Amendment regarding religion is as follows:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion , or prohibiting the free exercise thereof...The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
...which makes it clear that not including a specific right in the Constitution does not mean you don't have it; freedom to believe whatever it is that you believe is one of the most fundamental freedoms in existence, since you can't change your beliefs with an act of will.
Also take a peep at the 10th Amendment.
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.
If the Constitution doesn't explicitly say that the federal government has a particular power, then it doesn't have that power; either the states or the people do.
Retake your American Government class.
Well, damn. I guess I better get moving on registering to vote, joining a militia, not telling uncomfortable and/or self-incriminating truths, and, soon as I'm 21, getting totally smashed, constantly.
so being an anime fan, a sci-fi fan, a Buffy the Vampire Slayer fan, a member of Greenpeace, a soccer player, or a stamp collecter are all unconstitutional? Because those aren't religion either.
Mind you, if he's like a lot of fundies, he probably thinks Sci-fi and anime should be unconstitutional.
I'm sorry...thumbing through the archives, and I couldn't pass this one up.
Mogley has convinced me. So now, to fill my obligatory religion, I have decided I'm going to take up Wicca. Have a nice day.
Freedom of religion is, by its very nature, freedom FROM religion. After all, you're free to not be a Muslim, right?
IIRC, the Supreme Court HAs said that FOR THE PURPOSE OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM< atheism counts as a religion.
Simple example: Catholics use wine for communion. Mormons use fruit juice. Or water. But even in Utah, Mormons cannot legislate that Catholics use water. And in Massachusetts, the Catholics cannot legislate that the Mormons use wine.
Confused?
So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
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