In America we like to think of ourselves as free. But are we as free as we think? The freedom to religion is a right granted to us in the Constitution, but do we really have that freedom as much as the government says we do?
Today the government says there must be a separation between government and religion. How far can the government push that statement though? Can they push it to the point that government workers are not allowed to practice their freedom of religion publicly? Practicing your religion and stating it does not mean that you are forcing non-religious people to have religion. A government worker is not THE government, so why should they have to hide their beliefs at work? They are not being given their constitutional right to practice religion.
Is it right to say that a person of religious views in the government cannot have anything in their work place indicating their beliefs, just because they might offend someone without religious views? There are many things in this world that people find offensive, but many of them are allowed to take place everyday. For example, Hollywood makes movies that are offensive to different groups of people all the time but you don't see anyone saying that those should be illegal. This is because they are using their freedoms in America.
So do we really have as much freedom of religion as we think? Can we freely practice our views everyday, when we want? Or are we just allowed to practice our lack or religious beliefs?
-Skittles
2 comments:
I think that some schools are taking seperation of church and state to the extreme. A friend of mine was forced to take his cross off because his teacher was atheist and didn't want any form of religion in her classroom. I think there should be restrictions in the fact that you can't perform a type of ritual or disrupt the class by praying outloud, but if someone wants to bring a bible to school or wear their cross, they should be able to.
I agree with sidewalk chalk. That's ridiculous that some people cannot wear a cross at their schools. But I do understand why there are some restrictions to practicing religion in public. As far as other countries go, I feel like America is pretty dang lucky for having freedom of religion at all.
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